Measuring Hypopharyngeal Gland Acinus Size in Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) WorkersVanessa Corby-Harris 1, Lucy A. Snyder 1
1USDA-ARS, Carl Hayden Bee Research Center
Hypopharyngeal gland acinus size is a robust measure of nurse honey bee nutrition. Here, we provide a detailed protocol for dissecting, staining, imaging, and measuring nurse bee hypopharyngeal gland acini.