Apis mellifera ligustica
isolate
from each of 3 replicate hives when they had a queen: 5 4th instar worker-destined larvae, 20 nurses collected in the act of feeding worker-destined larvae; from each of 3 replicate hives after the queen was removed: 5 4th instar worker-destined larvae, 5 4th instar queen-destined larvae, 20 nursers collected in the act of feeding worker-destined larvae, 20 nurses collected in the act of feeding queen-destined larvae
isolation_source
"wild type" Apis mellifera ligustica reared at the USDA Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, Tucson, Arizona
collection_date
2011-06
geo_loc_name
USA: Tucson, AZ
tissue
honey bee queen and worker-destined 4th instar larvae, nurse worker hypopharyngeal gland, mandibular gland, and remaining head tissue
BioSampleModel
Invertebrate