Caste Determination in Honey Bees (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Caste Determination in Honey Bees

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Nurse bees feed larvae destined to be workers not only royal jelly, which queen-destined larvae are fed, but also beebread, or processed pollen (seen here). Beebread contains p-coumaric acid, which alters gene expression and contributes to the honey bees' developmental fate.

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Terry Harrison, U. of I. beekeeper

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