Reproductive system of honey bee drone.
Blb - bulb of penis
Dej - ductus ejaculatorius
fbl - fimbriated lobe of penis
MGld - mucus gland
Tes - testis
Vd - vas deferens
Vsm - vesicula seminalis
Development of honey bee drone. Numbers indicate day of development after egg laying.
See also Classification of Substages in Preimaginal Development of Honey Bee Drones (Hymenoptera: Apidae),
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Male of Varroa destructor, dorsal view. (scale bar = 0.5 mm)
Dorsal view of female (left) and male (right) of Varroa destructor. (scale bar = 0.5 mm)
Female of Varroa destructor, dorsal view. (scale bar = 0.5 mm)
Female of Varroa destructor, ventral view. (scale bar = 0.5 mm)
Honey bee worker during egg laying. See also queen egg laying.
Before egg laying the worker inspects a cell by inserting her head into it. Afterwards she backs into the cell until the end of her abdomen touches to the bottom of the cell. This requires inserting both abdomen and thorax into the cell. The wings remain outside the cell and are folded over her head. In this position the wings press on the rim of the cell and can be damaged as a result of this. The oviposition of worker takes between 30 and 45 seconds Reproduction by worker honeybees (Apis mellifera L),
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Honey bee drone in flight.
Before take-off a drone cleans its antennae and eyes. This often occurs at the nest entrance. After take-off drones produce characteristic sound which is different from sound produced by flying workers. Drones perform flights not only from the nest but also from swarm cluster Drone honey bee flight from clustered swarms,
, Volume 67, Number 4, p.683–684, (1974)
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