The morphometrical study of some honeybee (apis mellifera l. )‎ (hymenoptera: apidae)‎ races in sulaimani - iraqi kurdistan region

Abstract EN

Study the Morphological characterize of some honeybee races in Sulaimani- Kurdistan region.

The races including Apis mellifera carnica, Apis mellifera ligustica, Apis mellefera meda, Apis mellifera lamarckii, Apis mellifera florea, Apis mellifera carnica hybrid(1), Apis mellifera carnica hybride (2) and Apis mellifera carnica hybride (3).

The highest rate of body weight of mature larva was 117.500 mg in Apis mellifera carnica hybride (3) in summer season, the highest rate of body weight of newly emerged workers was 117.400 mg in Spring season in Apis mellifera carnica, the highest average of body weights of Workers thirty days old was 95.700 mg in Autumn season in Apis mellifera carnica.

The highest average of number of hook was 24.700 in Apis mellifera carnica hybride (3), the rate of proboscis length was 6.850 mm in Apis mellifera carnica hybride (2), the highest average of forewing length was 10.700 in Apis mellifera florea, the highest average of head length and width were 5.575.

4.550 mm respectively in Apis mellifera lamarckii.