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Science 24 June 1966:
Vol. 152. no. 3730, pp. 1765 - 1766
DOI: 10.1126/science.152.3730.1765
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Gibberellic Acid: Effects of Feeding in an Artificial Diet for Honeybees

I. I. Nation 1 and F. A. Robinson 2

1 Zoology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville 32601
2 Department of Enomtomology, Istitute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

Complete larval and pupal development occur in colonies of honeybees when adult bees are allowed to feed upon an artificial diet containing gibberellic acid. In the absence of gibberellic acid larvae die in the 3rd or 4th day of development.

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