The Significance of the Presence of Pollen in the Food of Worker Larvae of the Honey-bee
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- 1 March 1955
- journal article
- Published by The Company of Biologists in Journal of Cell Science
- Vol. S3-96 (33) , 117-120
- https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.s3-96.33.117
Abstract
I. From a study of the quantity of undigested shells of pollen grains in the gut of worker honey-bee larvae it is concluded that the larvae receive a variable quantity of pollen in their food in summer and sometimes none at all in winter. 2. Probably less than one-tenth of the nitrogen requirements of growing larvae are obtained from the pollen in their food.Keywords
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