USE OF SOME VOLATILE OILS AS ATTRACTIVE AGENTS TO INCREASE FOOD CONSUMPTION IN HONEYBEE COLONIES
The present work aimed to investigate the stimulating and attractive effects of five volatile oils on honey bee colonies food consumption. These oils were added to sugar syrup and pollen substitutes. The consumption of sugar syrup and percentage of dead bees in caged honeybee work-ers were determine...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Arabic |
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The Union of Arab Universities
2008-03-01
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Series: | Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_14639_442dde4c6e2ff706ac840308cf80ccba.pdf |