Drone honey bees – semen production

New South Wales Department of Industry and Investment for and on behalf of the State of NSW - Inactive

  • Project code: PRJ-000508

  • Project stage: Closed

  • Project start date: Monday, July 1, 2002

  • Project completion date: Friday, May 16, 2008

  • National Priority: HBE-Identify and develop technology for improved hive performance.

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Program

Honey Bee

Research Organisation

New South Wales Department of Industry and Investment for and on behalf of the State of NSW – Inactive

Objective Summary

To provide data on the effects of drone age season (time of year) and differences between unrelated drone breeding lines on the production and quality of drone semen. To determine if semen quantity and sperm numbers are selectable traits.