Queens control worker reproduction without castration in stingless bee species

(Funda ç ã o de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de S ã o Paulo) Study contradicts the view that worker bees are forcibly castrated by the queen among the 600-odd species of stingless bees widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news