Royal Jelly (RJ), a honeybee hypopharyngeal gland secretion of young nurse and an
exclusive nourishment for bee queen, has been used since ancient times for care and …

Royal Jelly (RJ) is a nutrient rich substance secreted by the hypopharyngeal glands of
young worker bees. Owing to the exceptional biological properties, RJ is used in …

In the honeybee, Apis mellifera, the queen larvae are fed with a diet exclusively composed
of royal jelly (RJ), a secretion of the hypopharyngeal gland of young worker bees that nurse …

The major environmental determinants of honeybee caste development come from larval
nutrients: royal jelly stimulates the differentiation of larvae into queens, whereas beebread …

Dietary sources of essential amino acids (EAAs) are used for growth, somatic maintenance
and reproduction. Eusocial insect workers such as honeybees are sterile, and unlike other …

The European honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) is used as a model organism in studies of the
molecular and neural mechanisms underlying social behaviors and/or advanced brain …

Many invasive pathogens effectively bypass the insect defenses to ensure the completion of
their life cycle. Among those, an invasive microsporidian species, Nosema ceranae, can …

Abstract Background In the honeybee Apis mellifera, female larvae destined to become a
queen are fed with royal jelly, a secretion of the hypopharyngeal glands of young nurse …

Age-based division of labor among workers is a fundamental life-history trait of many social
insects, including the Western honey bee, Apis mellifera L. Extensive studies of the …

Acaricides are used by beekeepers in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies to control
parasitic mites, but may also have adverse effects to honey bees. In this study, five …