The Potential of Instrumental Insemination for Sustainable Honeybee Breeding

Mating control is crucial in honeybee breeding and commonly guaranteed by bringing virgin queens to isolated mating stations (IMS) for their nuptial flights. However, most breeding programs struggle to provide sufficiently many IMS. Research institutions routinely perform instrumental insemination o...

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Main Authors: Manuel Du, Richard Bernstein, Andreas Hoppe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:Genes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/14/9/1799