Modern techniques for queen rearing and selection

Authors

  • Byanca de Fátima Gomes Bezerra Faculdade Rebouças de Campina Grande
  • Bruna Costa Furtado Student of veterinary medicine at Faculdade Rebouças de Campina Grande-FRCG
  • J´ulio César Andrade de Espíndola Student of veterinary medicine at Faculdade Rebouças de Campina Grande-FRCG
  • Enzo Gabriel Farias do Nascimento Student of veterinary medicine at Faculdade Rebouças de Campina Grande-FRCG
  • Razurick Shenia dos Santos Pessoa Student of agronomy at Faculdade Rebouças de Campina Grande-FRCG
  • João Anderson Oliveira Nunes Student of agronomy at Faculdade Rebouças de Campina Grande-FRCG
  • Paula Karolynny Souto Leite Student of agronomy at Faculdade Rebouças de Campina Grande-FRCG
  • Philipe Mendes de Andrade Student of agronomy at Faculdade Rebouças de Campina Grande-FRCG
  • Francisco de Assys Romero da Mota Sousa Professor of veterinary medicine at Faculdade Rebouças de Campina Grande-FRCG
  • Larissa Silva Nelo Oliveira Professor of veterinary medicine at Faculdade Rebouças de Campina Grande-FRCG
  • Nágela Maria Henrique Mascarenhas Professor of veterinary medicine at Faculdade Rebouças de Campina Grande-FRCG
  • Thyago Araújo Gurjão Professor of veterinary medicine at Faculdade Rebouças de Campina Grande-FRCG

Keywords:

apicultura; biotecnologia; melhoramento genético; inseminação instrumental; sustentabilidade.

Abstract

Queen rearing and selection are essential steps to ensure hive productivity and health, directly influencing the quality of honey, pollen, and propolis production. Modern techniques have stood out for enabling greater efficiency and standardization in reproductive management. Among them, larval transfer (grafting), the use of starter and finisher colonies, instrumental insemination, and marker-assisted selection are highlighted. The integration of biotechnological tools allows the identification of desirable traits such as disease resistance, docility, and high laying rates, optimizing the genetic improvement of colonies. Combined with good management practices and proper colony nutrition, the modernization of queen rearing contributes to the sustainability and competitiveness of beekeeping in both national and international contexts.

References

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Dziechciarz, P., Domaciuk, M., Pyz-Łukasik, R., Olszewski, K., Borsuk, G., et al. (2025). Breakthrough research on reinsemination of bee queens with imaging of reproductive system elements. Scientific Reports, 15, 20810

Published

2025-09-19

How to Cite

Bezerra, B. de F. G., Costa Furtado , B., Andrade de Espíndola, J. C., Farias do Nascimento, E. G., dos Santos Pessoa, R. S., Oliveira Nunes, J. A., … Araújo Gurjão, T. (2025). Modern techniques for queen rearing and selection. Caderno Verde De Agroecologia E Desenvolvimento Sustentável, 14(3). Retrieved from https://www.gvaa.com.br/revista/index.php/CVADS/article/view/11623

Issue

Section

XV Festival do Mel de Sao Jose dos Cordeiros (18,19 e 20 de Setembro de 2025)

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