<p class="jove_content">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.</p>

Measuring Hypopharyngeal Gland Acinus Size in Honey Bee (<em>Apis mellifera</em>) Workers

The nurse hypopharyngeal glands produce the protein fraction of the worker and royal jelly that is fed to developing larvae and queens. These paired ...

USDA-ARS, Carl Hayden Bee Research Center

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