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dc.contributor.authorHuman, Hannelie
dc.contributor.authorBrodschneider, Robert
dc.contributor.authorDietemann, Vincent
dc.contributor.authorDively, Galen
dc.contributor.authorEllis, James D.
dc.contributor.authorForsgren, Eva
dc.contributor.authorFries, Ingemar
dc.contributor.authorHatjina, Fani
dc.contributor.authorHu, Fu-Liang
dc.contributor.authorJaffe, Rodolfo
dc.contributor.authorJensen, Annette Bruun
dc.contributor.authorKoehler, Angela
dc.contributor.authorMagyar, Josef P.
dc.contributor.authorOzkyrym, Asli
dc.contributor.authorPirk, Christian W. W.
dc.contributor.authorRose, Robyn
dc.contributor.authorStrauss, Ursula
dc.contributor.authorTanner, Gina
dc.contributor.authorTarpy, David R.
dc.contributor.authorvan der Steen, Jozef J. M.
dc.contributor.authorVaudo, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorVejsnaes, Fleming
dc.contributor.authorWilde, Jerzy
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Geoffrey R.
dc.contributor.authorZheng, Huo-Qing
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-16T07:56:54Z
dc.date.available2019-12-16T07:56:54Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.issn0021-8839
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3896/IBRA.1.52.4.10
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11655/19315
dc.description.abstractA variety of methods are used in honey bee research and differ depending on the level at which the research is conducted. On an individual level, the handling of individual honey bees, including the queen, larvae and pupae are required. There are different methods for the immobilising, killing and storing as well as determining individual weight of bees. The precise timing of developmental stages is also an important aspect of sampling individuals for experiments. In order to investigate and manipulate functional processes in honey bees, e. g. memory formation and retrieval and gene expression, microinjection is often used. A method that is used by both researchers and beekeepers is the marking of queens that serves not only to help to locate her during her life, but also enables the dating of queens. Creating multiple queen colonies allows the beekeeper to maintain spare queens, increase brood production or ask questions related to reproduction. On colony level, very useful techniques are the measurement of intra hive mortality using dead bee traps, weighing of full hives, collecting pollen and nectar, and digital monitoring of brood development via location recognition. At the population level, estimation of population density is essential to evaluate the health status and using beelines help to locate wild colonies. These methods, described in this paper, are especially valuable when investigating the effects of pesticide applications, environmental pollution and diseases on colony survival.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Ltd
dc.relation.isversionof10.3896/IBRA.1.52.4.10
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectEntomology
dc.titleMiscellaneous Standard Methods For Apis Mellifera Research
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/review
dc.relation.journalJournal Of Apicultural Research
dc.contributor.departmentBiyoloji
dc.identifier.volume52
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.description.indexWoS


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