Nutritional Composition of Honey Bee Drones of Two Subspecies Relative to Their Pupal Developmental Stages.

ABSTRACT: We examined the contents of nutritional importance, i.e., amino acids, fatty acids and minerals of different developmental stages of drones of two honey bee subspecies, namely Apis mellifera carnica and A. m. mellifera. The results revealed that, in general, individual amino acid amounts and therefore the total protein increased along with the developmental stages of the drones. No statistically significant differences were found between the same developmental stages of the two subspecies. The reverse, i.e., a decrease with developmental stage occurred in relation to the fatty acid composition. Most of the minerals were higher at advanced developmental stages. Overall, the high protein content (31.4-43.4%), small amount of fat (9.5-11.5%) and abundance of minerals such asiron and zinc, mak

SUBMITTER: Ghosh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8396957 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature