As the wings unfold for flight the hooks automatically fall into the groove and lock the two wings into a single aerofoil surface. 1! Honey Bee Order Hymenoptera includes bees, ants, wasps & some other insects Characterized by presence of 2-pairs of membranous wings & lapping type of mouth parts In many a sting in female Honey bees are most familiar members of Hymenoptera In India Apis indica is commonly utilized for commercial production of honey Other bees found in India are A. dorsata (giant bee) & A. florae (little bee … From these glands, they secrete liquified wax, which hardens into thin scales when exposed to the air. Honey bee workers have four pairs of special wax-secreting glands on the undersides of their abdomens. prothoracic pleuron. Basal part of basitarsus has a notch and a small lobe projects from distal end of tibia (tibial spur). 5, S5, S6). The size of the prothoracic leg was also greater in females than in males in most species studied including the outgroups, except for D. iulia alcionea, as indicated by significantly different slopes of the regression lines of that leg in relation to both mesothoracic leg and wing (Figs. Acarapisosis or acariosis or acarine disease is a disease of the adult honey bee Apis mellifera L. and other Apis species. AdaptedfortheESHPA“BeeWellnessWorkshop” frommaterialsprovidedbytheCornellCooperativeExtension’ by’ChristinaWahl,’Ph.D.’(Physiology)’ The more I study honey bees, the more I appreciate how amazing these little creatures are. There are roughly 20,000 species of bees, but there are only seven species that are categorized as honey bees (in the genus apis).The European honey bee, Apis mellifera, is the most widely known because it has been domesticated for honey production and crop pollination. It is found in all the three castes. ! It is caused by the Tarsonemid mite, known as the tracheal mite, Acarapis woodi (Rennie).The mite is approximately 150 µm in size, and is an internal parasite of the It supports 3 pair of legs and 2 pair of wings. Note the size of the muscles and that some are cut in longitudinal section while others are cut in cross section. A honey bee's wings are arranged in two pairs that are coupled together by a row of hooks on the hind wing that grip in a groove that exists on the rear edge of the fore wing. In addition to locomotion legs in honey bees are also modified to perform following functions: Prothoracic legs serve as antenna cleaner. supply the prothoracic legs; thus the right prothoracic leg (Zr) receives tracheae from the left spiracle, while the left pro-thoracic leg (11) is supplied from the right spiracle. Sections were silver-stained by the methods of Holmes (Carleton & Drury, 1957) Samue, l (1953), or Betchaku (i960), after fixation in Carnoy's, The prothoracic spine and neighbouring structures are heavily cuticularized. Thus, thorax acts as the locomotory organ of honey bee. organs. LEGS Each pair jointed into six segments with a pair of claws at the tip to help the insect to cling to surfaces. ... maxillary segment of the honey-bee embryo ; they are observed only at an early stage in its embryology and are obliterated before they function as such. Composed of 4 segments namely prothorax, mesothorax, metathorax and propodium. HONEYBEE!ANATOMY!! The prothoracic gland of honey bee larvae was identified, and its developmental characteristics were assessed by a combination of histological and physiological methods. Later instars were therefore killed soon after moulting, and embedded in ester wax, which produces minimal hardening. Armour plated mid section of honey bee. flight muscle ... leg muscle ventral nerve cord gut haemocoel Cross section through the thorax of a cockroach showing some major internal structures.