Creation of a Biobank of the Sperm of the Honey Bee Drones of Different Subspecies of Apis mellifera L.

ABSTRACT: The cryopreservation of gametes and embryos is an important element of biodiversity conservation. One species in need of conservation is the honey bee Apis mellifera L. Changing environmental factors, especially the anthropogenic factor, have led to a reduction in the numbers of this insect species. In this study, we provide an example of the creation of a biobank of honey bee drone sperm. For sperm cryopreservation, drones of the most common subspecies of honey bees common in Russia were selected. These were the dark forest bee, Apis mellifera mellifera, from the Republic of Bashkortostan, with three subspecies (A. m. carnica, A. m. carpatica, and A. m. caucasica) from the southern regions of Russia, as well as two breeding stocks, the Far Eastern bee and Prioksky bee. For subspecies iden

SUBMITTER: Gulov AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10705684 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature