Record 1 of 1 in BA on CD January - June 1991

Title

Nonrandom visitation of brood cells by worker honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae).

Author(s)

HUANG-Z-Y; OTIS-G-W

Source Journal

JOURNAL OF INSECT BEHAVIOR 4(2): 177-184

Publication Year

1991

Language of Article

English

Abstract

The visitation pattern by worker honey bees to cells in the brood nest was monitored on an artificially created brood pattern consisting of about one-fourth brood cells evenly distributed among empty cells. The majority (63%) of the observed workers selectively entered larval cells. In contrast, some workers avoided egg cells when presented a choice of egg vs empty cells. The results suggest that larvae produce a general signal indicating their presence to worker bees. Eggs also seem to produce a signal, which is perceived to be different from the one from larvae. .