In honey bee, drones are produced by

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In honey bee, drones are produced by (A) larva fed with royal jelly (B) low fed larvae (C) fertilized eggs (D) unfertilized eggs

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In honey bee drones (male) developed parthenogenetically. They are reared from an unfertile eggs in a large drone cell. The sole duty of drone is to fertilize the virgin queen. At the time of swarming the drone follows the queen, copulates and dies after copulation.

Q. In honey bee, drones are produced by

larva fed with royal jelly

low fed larvae

fertilized eggs

unfertilized eggs

In honey bee drones (male) developed parthenogenetically. They are reared from an unfertile eggs in a large drone cell. The sole duty of drone is to fertilize the virgin queen. At the time of swarming the drone follows the queen, copulates and dies after copulation.