1. Rebel workers in honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) -
The effect of food during larval stage on
different life stategie among honeybee workers
Karolina Kuszewska
Institute of Environmental Sciences
Jagiellonian University

2. Introduction
• Queen and workers – the
same genotype but
different environment
during larval stage
• Woyciechowski M.,
Kuszewska K. 2012.
Swarming generates rebel
workers in honeybee.
Current Biology, 22, 707-711.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.02.063

3. 2x
Kontrolne larwy –
bez traktowania
Larvae with
water
Larvae with
mandibular gland
feromone

4. Number of ovarioles
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6
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12
14
Matka Bez Matki
Numberofovarioles
Sposób wychowywnia
A A B B A
Queenright Queenless
Larvae development
Water
Pheromone
Control
The pheromones indicate the presence of queen
even in the queenless colonies

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