Effects of Some Insecticides on the Viability and the ATP Synthesis of Honeybee Drone’s Spermatozoid in vitro Exposed

Honeybee (Apis mellifera) reproduction is polyandrous: the queen obtains millions of spermatozoid by mating with several drones outside the colony. Fertility problems of honeybee queens are reported where failure of the production and quality of sperm drones are suspected. Several factors can affect...

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Main Authors: Faten Ben Abdelkader, Naima Barbouche, Luc Belzunces, Jean Luc Brunet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institution of the Agricultural Research and Higher Education 2015-06-01
Series:Tunisian Journal of Plant Protection
Subjects:
ATP
Online Access: http://www.tjpp.tn/SiteWeb/PreviousIssues/TJPP10-1/10BenAbdelkader.pdf