A Technique for Handling Stored Semen of Honey Bees1, 2, 3

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A new method of handling and storing the semen of lioney bees, Apis mellifera L., permits collection, storage, and insemination without the need to transfer semen from the insemination syringe to the storage tube and back again. A modified capillary tube serves as both an insemination tip and a storage container. When the semen has been collected into this tube, the tube is detached from the specially designed syringe, both ends are sealed with petrolatum, and the tube is ready for storage. When semen is needed, the tube is replaced onto the syringe, the smaller petrolatum plug is forced out of the pointed end, and insemination proceeds.

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