The Social and Nutritional Factors Controlling the Growth of Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Queens
Omer Kama, Hagai Yehoshua Shpigler
This study develops a lab-based method for rearing honey bee queens under controlled conditions and identifies factors like larval age and pollen nutrition affecting queen development.
PLoS ONE · Feb 25, 2025Peer-reviewedZoology