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MAINTENANCE OF BUMBLE BEE COLONIES IN OBSERVATION HIVES (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

N. Pomeroy  and
R. C. Plowright
N. Pomeroy
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Universiy of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1
R. C. Plowright
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Universiy of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1
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Abstract

Two bumble bee observation hive designs are described. Both have a sloping floor to support peripheral brood clumps. One is temperature controlled, using insulated resistance wire as an internal heat source. The other is moulded from a concrete mixture consisting of horticultural Perlite, cement, and plaster of Paris. Techniques for the sanitation, feeding, and handling of laboratory colonies are described.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 112 , Issue 3 , 01 March 1980 , pp. 321 - 326
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1980

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