International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials

Korean Society of Sericultural Science (한국잠사학회)
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Mating Conditions Favorable for Improving Mating Rate of the Bumblebee, Bombus ignitus

  • Yoon, Hyung-Joo (Department of Agricultural Biology, The National Institute of Agricultural Science & Technology) ;
  • Kim, Sam-Eun (Department of Agricultural Biology, The National Institute of Agricultural Science & Technology) ;
  • Lee, Kyeong-Yong (Department of Agricultural Biology, The National Institute of Agricultural Science & Technology) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Beom (Department of Agricultural Biology, The National Institute of Agricultural Science & Technology) ;
  • Park, In-Gyun (Department of Agricultural Biology, The National Institute of Agricultural Science & Technology)
  • Published : 2007.12.31
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Abstract

We investigated mating conditions of photoperiod, illumination and temperature during mating periods, care temperature of queen before mating, mating period and number of queen per mating cage to improve mating rate of Bombus ignitus. Among photoperiodic regimes of 12L, 14L and 16L during mating periods, queen mated at 14L showed better results than at 12L and 16L in egg-laying characteristics and colony development. In case of illumination during mating periods, intensity of 1000 lux was more effective than at intensity of 100 lux and 2000 lux in mating B. ignitus queen. Mating temperature and care temperature of queen before mating favorable for B. ignitus queen were $22-25^{\circ}C$ and $19^{\circ}C$, respectively. The period need to mating B. ignitus queen was 3 days, and the number of queen suitable per mating cage of $55{\times}45{\time}65\;cm$ was 30.

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