Effects of weight of Queens after diapause on colony development in the bumblebee, Bombus terrestris L.

Bu çalışmada, Bombus terrestris arılarında diyapoz sonrası ana arı ağırlığının koloni gelişimi üzerine etkileri araştırılmıştır. Araştırmada kullanılan toplam 57 adet ana arının diyapoz sonrası ağırlıklarının ortalaması 0,79± 0,01 g olarak belirlenmiştir. Kullanılan ana arıların yaklaşık % 82’si yumurtlamış ve yumurtlayan bu ana arıların % 64’ü işçi arı üretmiştir. Fakat, diyapoz sonrası ana arı ağırlığı ile koloni gelişim özellikleri arasında istatistiki olarak önemli bir ilişki bulunmamıştır. Sadece diyapoz sonrası ana arı ağırlığı ile birinci kuluçka döneminde üretilen işçi arı sayısı arasındaki ilişki önemli bulunmuştur (p

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Bombus terrestris, ana arılar, diyapoz, bal arısı kolonileri, bal arısı, hayvan davranışları

Bombus terrestris (L.) arılarında diyapoz sonrası ana arı ağırlığının koloni gelişimi üzerine etkileri

The effects of weight of queens after diapause on colony development in Bombus terrestris were investigated in this study. The weight of 57 queens was determined to be an average of 0.79 ± 0.01 g after diapause. Approximately 82% of the queens laid eggs and 64% of egg laying queens produced worker. No significant statistical correlation was found between the weight of the gueen after diapause and colony development patterns in B. terrestris. Only the correlation between the weight of the queen after diapause and the number of workers produced in the first brood was found to be significant (p<0.05, r = 0.42, n = 30). There is a significant variation between the colonies respect of development patterns in year round rearing of B. terrestris. Many factors affect on the variation between the development patterns of colonies and the colony foundation of queens. However, according to the results of this study, the weight of the queen after diapause has no effect on this variation.

Keywords:

Bombus terrestris, queen honey bees, diapause, honey bee colonies, honey bees, animal behaviour,

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