Weight and storage capacity of the stomach africanized honeybees in southern Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Apis mellifera, Colony, ConsumptionAbstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate worker honey bees weight and the capacity of the honey vesicle of africanized Apis mellifera L. in the southern region of Santa Catarina. The honeybees were conditioned in pots to measure their weights and, subsequently, honey was supplied until satiety and heavy for the quantification of the stomach capacity. ,. The average weight of Africanized honey bees was 76.20 ± 10.33 mg. The mean stomach capacity was 24.50 ± 12.69 mg. The low coefficient determination regression equation (r2 = 0.03998) demonstrating variability between stomach capacity and weight Africanized honey bees. The weight and capacity of the honey vesicle of bees in the southern region of Santa Catarina is 76.20 mg and 24.50 mg, respectively.Downloads
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