Method for quickly breeding queen bumblebees on small scale

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of bumblebee queen breeding, and discloses a small-scale bumblebee queen breeding method which is mainly technically characterized by comprising the following steps: preparing a mother-generation queen bee, inducing the mother-generation queen bee to lay eggs, and breeding offspring queen bees. According to the method for rapidly breeding the bumblebee queen on a small scale, the queen breeding duration is short, and compared with a conventional queen breeding method, the queen breeding duration of the method is shortened by 60 days. The accuracy is high, and the bee colony of bred offspring queen bees is 95-100%. Space is saved, the number of worker bees is small, the honeycomb is small in size, and a large feeding box is not needed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of bumblebee queen breeding, and in particular relates to a method for small-scale rapid breeding of bumblebee queens. Background Art

[0002] Bumblebees belong to the genus Bombus of the superfamily Apoidea in the order Hymenoptera, and can pollinate a variety of wild plants and crops. Since the 1980s, bumblebees have been artificially bred commercially and sold in colonies for the pollination of greenhouse tomatoes due to their pollination advantages such as large size, dense and long hairs on the body, strong sonic booms, and resistance to low temperatures. To date, artificially bred bumblebee pollination colonies have become the main pollinating bees for a variety of greenhouse cultivated crops around the world, such as tomatoes, bell peppers, blueberries, and other crops.

[0003] A bumblebee colony is established and developed from a queen bee, so the queen bee is the foundation of artificial breeding of bumblebees. The bumblebee queen bee required for artificial breeding is generally bred naturally when the artificially raised bee colony develops to a certain stage. This conventional method of breeding offspring queen bees usually starts to breed at around 3 months, which takes a long time and not only consumes more feed, but also increases the cost of controlling the breeding environment. In addition, some bee colonies are eliminated during the breeding process because they do not meet the standards for breeding queen colonies, which not only wastes labor and feed, but also wastes production space. Summary of the invention

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method for rapidly breeding bumblebee queens on a small scale with short time and good effect.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution adopted by the present invention includes the following steps: The first step is to prepare the mother queen bee The mother queen bee comes from a healthy queen breeding colony without diseases or insects. After mating, the queen bee is stored in an environment of 1-5℃ and 75-100% humidity for 1-6 months. The second step is to induce the mother queen bee to lay eggs After the storage, the queen bee is treated with carbon dioxide for 25-35 minutes to end its diapause, and then moved to a breeding box for separate breeding; 1-3 newly emerged bumblebee workers or honey bees are added to the breeding box of each queen bee to induce the queen bee to lay eggs; the newly emerged bumblebee workers or honey bees are grayish white in color, and the hair on their bodies is close to their bodies; frozen fresh mixed pollen and 40-60% sugar solution are used as feed, and the queen bees are raised in a dark environment at 24-30℃ and 50-70% relative humidity. Check whether the queen bee lays eggs every day, and accurately record the queen bee's egg-laying time; The third step is to cultivate the queen bee The eggs laid by the mother queen bee develop into larvae in 5-7 days from the day of laying eggs. At this time, the larvae are moved into a large breeding box and 30-50 bumblebee worker bees are added to feed the larvae. The temperature of the breeding room is raised to 30-31℃, and sufficient feed is provided. All eggs laid by the worker bees are manually removed every day. 28-32 days after the addition of worker bees, the queen bee of the next generation can emerge. After the eggs are removed, the mother queen bee will continue to lay eggs several times; the eggs laid will continue to be used to breed queen bees according to the above operations; according to this method, 80-100% of the larvae will develop into queen bees; after the offspring queen bees mate, they will enter other breeding stages.

[0006] The method for rapidly breeding bumblebee queens on a small scale provided by the present invention can be used for European bumblebees and red bumblebees, and can be used crosswise between the two types of bumblebees. The method for rapidly breeding bumblebee queens on a small scale provided by the present invention has a short queen breeding period, which is 60 days shorter than the queen breeding period of conventional queen breeding methods. The method has high accuracy, and the bee colonies that breed offspring queens are 95-100%. The method saves space, has a small number of worker bees, a small honeycomb volume, and does not require a large breeding box. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0007] The method for rapidly breeding bumblebee queens on a small scale of the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the embodiments. Example 1

[0008] A method for rapidly breeding bumblebee queens on a small scale according to the present invention comprises the following steps: The first step is to prepare the mother queen bee The mother queen bee comes from a healthy queen breeding colony without diseases or insects. After mating, the queen bee is stored in an environment of 1°C and 75% humidity for 6 months. The second step is to induce the mother queen bee to lay eggs After the storage, the queen bee is treated with carbon dioxide for 25 minutes to end its diapause, and then moved to a breeding box for separate breeding. One to three newly emerged bumblebee workers or honey bees are added to the breeding box of each queen bee to induce the queen bee to lay eggs. The newly emerged bumblebee workers or honey bees are grayish white in color, and the hairs on their bodies are close to their bodies. Frozen fresh mixed pollen and 40% sugar solution are used as feed, and the queen bees are raised in a dark environment at 24°C and 50% relative humidity. Check whether the queen bee lays eggs every day, and accurately record the queen bee's egg-laying time. The third step is to cultivate the queen bee The eggs laid by the mother queen bee develop into larvae within 7 days from the day of laying the eggs. At this time, the larvae are moved into a large breeding box and 30 bumblebee worker bees are added to feed the larvae. The temperature of the breeding room is raised to 30℃ and sufficient feed is provided. All eggs laid by the worker bees are manually removed every day. 32 days after the addition of worker bees, the queen bee of the next generation can emerge. After the eggs are removed, the mother queen bee will continue to lay eggs several times; the eggs laid will continue to be used to breed queen bees according to the above operations; according to this method, 80-100% of the larvae will develop into queen bees; after the offspring queen bees mate, they will enter other breeding stages. Example 2

[0009] A method for rapidly breeding bumblebee queens on a small scale according to the present invention comprises the following steps: The first step is to prepare the mother queen bee The mother queen bee comes from a healthy queen breeding colony without diseases or insects. After mating, the queen bee is stored in an environment of 3°C and 87.5% humidity for 3.5 months. The second step is to induce the mother queen bee to lay eggs After the storage, the queen bee is treated with carbon dioxide for 30 minutes to end its diapause, and then moved to a breeding box for separate breeding. One to three newly emerged bumblebee workers or honey bees are added to the breeding box of each queen bee to induce the queen bee to lay eggs. The newly emerged bumblebee workers or honey bees are grayish white in color, and the hairs on their bodies are close to their bodies. Frozen fresh mixed pollen and 50% sugar solution are used as feed, and the queen bees are raised in a dark environment at 27°C and 60% relative humidity. Check whether the queen bee lays eggs every day, and accurately record the queen bee's egg-laying time. The third step is to cultivate the queen bee The eggs laid by the mother queen bee develop into larvae within 6 days from the day of laying the eggs. At this time, the larvae are moved into a large breeding box and 40 bumble bee workers are added to feed the larvae. The temperature of the breeding room is raised to 30.5℃, and sufficient feed is provided. All eggs laid by the worker bees are manually removed every day. 30 days after the addition of worker bees, the queen bee of the next generation can emerge. After the eggs are removed, the mother queen bee will continue to lay eggs several times; the eggs laid will continue to be used to breed queen bees according to the above operations; according to this method, 80-100% of the larvae will develop into queen bees; after the offspring queen bees mate, they will enter other breeding stages. Example 3

[0010] A method for rapidly breeding bumblebee queens on a small scale according to the present invention comprises the following steps: The first step is to prepare the mother queen bee The mother queen bee comes from a healthy queen breeding colony without diseases or insects. After mating, the queen bee is stored in an environment of 5℃ and 100% humidity for 1 month. The second step is to induce the mother queen bee to lay eggs After the storage, the queen bee is treated with carbon dioxide for 35 minutes to end its diapause, and then moved to a breeding box for separate breeding. One to three newly emerged bumblebee workers or honey bees are added to the breeding box of each queen bee to induce the queen bee to lay eggs. The newly emerged bumblebee workers or honey bees are grayish white in color, and the hairs on their bodies are close to their bodies. Frozen fresh mixed pollen and 60% sugar solution are used as feed, and the queen bees are raised in a dark environment at 30°C and 70% relative humidity. Check whether the queen bee lays eggs every day, and accurately record the queen bee's egg-laying time. The third step is to cultivate the queen bee The eggs laid by the mother queen bee develop into larvae in 5 days from the day of laying eggs. At this time, the larvae are moved into a large breeding box and 50 bumble bee workers are added to feed the larvae. The temperature of the breeding room is raised to 31°C and sufficient feed is provided. All eggs laid by the worker bees are manually removed every day. 28 days after the addition of worker bees, the queen bee of the next generation can emerge. After the eggs are removed, the mother queen bee will continue to lay eggs several times; the eggs laid will continue to be used to breed queen bees according to the above operations; according to this method, 80-100% of the larvae will develop into queen bees; after the offspring queen bees mate, they will enter other breeding stages.

[0011] The method for rapid breeding of bumblebee queens on a small scale provided by the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made on the basis of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for rapidly breeding bumblebee queens on a small scale, characterized in that The steps include: The first step is to prepare the mother queen bee The mother queen bee comes from a healthy queen breeding colony without diseases or insects. After mating, the queen bee is stored in an environment of 1-5℃ and 75-100% humidity for 1-6 months. The second step is to induce the mother queen bee to lay eggs After the storage, the queen bee is treated with carbon dioxide for 25-35 minutes to end its diapause, and then moved to a breeding box for separate breeding; 1-3 newly emerged bumblebee workers or honey bees are added to the breeding box of each queen bee to induce the queen bee to lay eggs; the newly emerged bumblebee workers or honey bees are grayish white in color, and the hair on their bodies is close to their bodies; frozen fresh mixed pollen and 40-60% sugar solution are used as feed, and the queen bees are raised in a dark environment at 24-30℃ and 50-70% relative humidity. Check whether the queen bee lays eggs every day, and accurately record the queen bee's egg-laying time; The third step is to cultivate offspring queen bees The eggs laid by the mother queen bee develop into larvae in 5-7 days from the day of laying eggs. At this time, the larvae are moved into a large breeding box and 30-50 bumblebee worker bees are added to feed the larvae. The temperature of the breeding room is raised to 30-31℃, and sufficient feed is provided. All eggs laid by the worker bees are manually removed every day. 28-32 days after the addition of worker bees, the queen bee of the next generation can emerge. After the eggs are removed, the mother queen bee will continue to lay eggs several times; the eggs laid will continue to be used to breed queen bees according to the above operations; according to this method, 80-100% of the larvae will develop into queen bees; after the offspring queen bees mate, they will enter other breeding stages.