Moretto G, Guerra J C V, Kalvelage H, Espindola E
Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, 89.010-971 Blumenau, SC, Brasil.
Genet Mol Res. 2004 Sep 30;3(3):441-5.
The oviposition potential of honey bee queens decreases with age, therefore it is important to replace old queens with younger ones on a periodic basis. However, queen replacement is problematic, especially in Africanized honey bee colonies, since many introduced queens are not accepted, and virgin queens are less easily accepted than are mated queens. We assessed the influence of genetic origin (queen mother) on the acceptance of queens, when they were introduced as virgins into Africanized honey bee colonies. For this purpose, 12 daughter queens from each of 11 mother queens with no degree of kinship among themselves were introduced. Introductions were made monthly, for 12 months, though the winter months of June and July were not included, as there is little brood and drones are rare in winter. There was some seasonal variation in the acceptance rates; generally there was greater acceptance in months with good honey flows. However, the acceptance of introduced queens was influenced by their origin. The rate of acceptance of daughter queens from the 11 different mother queens varied significantly, ranging from 33 to 75%. There appears to be a genetic influence of the mother queen on the introduced queen acceptance rate.
蜜蜂蜂王的产卵潜力会随着年龄增长而下降，因此定期用年轻蜂王替换老蜂王很重要。然而，蜂王替换存在问题，尤其是在非洲化蜜蜂蜂群中，因为许多引入的蜂王不被接受，而且未交配的蜂王比已交配的蜂王更难被接受。我们评估了遗传来源（蜂王母亲）对蜂王接受度的影响，这些蜂王以未交配状态被引入非洲化蜜蜂蜂群。为此，引入了来自11只蜂王母亲的12只女王蜂女儿，这些蜂王母亲彼此之间没有亲缘关系。每月进行引入操作，持续12个月，但不包括6月和7月的冬季月份，因为冬季育雏少且雄蜂罕见。接受率存在一些季节性变化；一般来说，在蜂蜜产量高的月份接受度更高。然而，引入蜂王的接受度受其来源影响。来自11只不同蜂王母亲的女王蜂女儿的接受率差异显著，从33%到75%不等。蜂王母亲似乎对引入蜂王的接受率有遗传影响。
