Egg Laying by Bumble Bee Queens at the Beginning of Colony Development
- 1 January 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Bee World
- Vol. 52 (1) , 11-18
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772x.1971.11097338
Abstract
This article tells the fascinating story of the founding of a bumble bee colony. It is based on a lecture given at the Fifth B.R.A. Conference last August, and is illustrated by drawings made by the author especially for the present publication. The list of references at the end serves as a guide to further reading on the subject.Keywords
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