Multiple choice

In apiculture, how do queens get fertilised?

  1. They are fertilised inside the hives by drones.

  2. They are self-fertilised.

  3. They are fertilised by the miasma emanating from drones.

  4. They are physically inseminated by drones outside the hives.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

In apiculture, queens are physically inseminated by drones outside the beehives. Huber was the first to prove by observation and experiment that queens are physically inseminated by drones outside the beehives, usually a great distance away.

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