Scanning Electron Microscopic Studies of the Sting Apparatus of Honeybee, (Apis mellifera) (Hymenoptera, Apidae).

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, El Mansoura University, Egypt

2 Department of Apiculture, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Cairo, Egypt.

Abstract

The structure of different parts of the stinging apparatus of honeybeeApis melliferawas studied by scanning electron microscope in adult foraging workers for the first time. We reveal the association of the setaceous sheath and the alarm scent as it is due to the presence of the newly discovered Egypty gland.

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