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Previous reports note that males of the Japanese bumblebee Bombus ardens ardens perform nest surveillance to mate with new queens. Here, we report that males of this species also perform patrolling and scent-marking for mating. We observed that many B. ardens ardens males fly together from May to June in circular paths through a wooded area in Tokyo, Japan. The flight activity is bimodal with peaks...
The functions of juvenile hormone in the physiological and behavioral maturation in Apis mellifera males (drones) were investigated by application of a juvenile hormone analog, methoprene. No evidence was found for the stimulation of maturation of male reproductive organs by methoprene. The dry weight of the seminal vesicle and reproductive accessory gland was slightly but significantly lighter in...
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