Influence of the Type of Pollen Diet on the Survival, Body Weight, and Immune Response in the African Honeybee - Muturi, Michael N. K.; Bargul, Joel L.; Lattorff, H. Michael G. (Journal of Apicultural Science, 2022)
Keywords: apiculture; Apis mellifera scutellata; Bees; Biodiversity; Body weight; body weight changes; Body weight gain; Carbohydrates; defensin; Diet; Immune response; Immune system; innate immunity; Life history; Nutrition; Physiology; Pollen; pollen consumption; Pollinators; Sub-Saharan Africa; Survival; Urbanization; weight gain; Workers (insect caste); Sub-Saharan Africa