Process for rearing bumblebee queens and process for rearing bumblebees

摘要

PCT No. PCT/NL96/00274 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 26, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 26, 1998 PCT Filed Jul. 4, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/03556 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 6, 1997The invention relates to a process for rearing bumblebee queens (genus Bombus) by generating a colony with workers in the presence of fertilized eggs and/or larvae, in a room with a controlled climate provided with food, and allowing the colony to grow until bumblebee queens are produced. The process constitutes a significant improvement in the rearing of bumblebee queens. The invention also relates to a process for rearing bumblebees (genus Bombus).