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Effect of mating delay on the ovary of Melipona quadrifasciata anthidioides (Hymenoptera: Apidae) queens

2006; Elsevier BV; Volume: 38; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.micron.2006.08.005

1878-4291

Edmilson Amaral de Souza, Clóvis Andrade Neves, Lúcio Antônio de Oliveira Campos, José Cola Zanúncio, José Éduardo Serrão,

Insect and Pesticide Research

The effect of mating delay on the ovary structure of virgin queens of Melipona quadrifasciata anthidioides (Hymenoptera: Apidae) was investigated.Virgin queens 15, 20, 25 and 30 days old were dissected to analyze their degree of ovary degeneration.To verify whether the degeneration would cause permanent sterility, virgin queens of the same ages (15, 20, 25 and 30 days) were mated and accompanied for at least 14 days to verify whether there was physogastry and then dissected.The ovaries were analyzed by histology, histochemical tests and TUNEL to verify programmed cell death.The results showed that mating delay interrupted oogenesis preventing vitellogenesis.Mating delay results in ovary degeneration which increased with queen age.However, even when there was ovariole degeneration, 25-day-old virgin queens after mating presented normal ovariole activation.