Rearing honey bee queens in, Apis mellifera L. colonies during the activity season of oriental wasps Vespa orientalis L.
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The following parameters were measured for the virgin queens during their rearing and production process in the Vespa wasps season; August, September and October months; mean queen weight and mean no. of queen ovarioles. The following races and hybrids were conducted for this study; Egyptian race, Carniolian race, Carniolian hybrid and Italian hybrid. The results indicated that, in august with low activity of Vespa wasps Carniolian hybrid was recorded the highest values of all parameters and followed by Italian hybrid, Carniolian race and Egyptian race, respectively. Whereas in September month with gradually increased the activity of wasps all parameters were decreased in all races and hybrid. On the other hand with high activity of wasps in October month, the parameters were sharply decreased in Carniolian hybrid and Italian hybrid followed by Carniolian and Egyptian races, respectively.
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