In Vitro Preservation of Honey Bee1 Semen Enhanced by Storage at 13—15°C2
- 16 November 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of the Entomological Society of America
- Vol. 63 (6) , 1673-1674
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/63.6.1673
Abstract
Honey bee, Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae), semen, treated with streptomycin sulfate, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, or both was stored in vitro at either room temperature (24°C) or 13–15°C. Honey bee queens were artificially inseminated with the semen after it had been stored for 13, 17, 21, or 35 weeks. Fertilizing capacity of streptomycin-treated semen was preserved through 35 weeks storage at 13–15°C. Other additive and temperature treatments were less effective in preserving fertilizing capacity. Thirty-five queen daughters were raised from grafted larvae of 6 queens artificially inseminated with semen stored 35 weeks in vitro.Keywords
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