Information Package / Course Catalogue
Honey Bee Hormones and Pheromones
Course Code: ZZO615
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

This course describes the equipment and procedures of enstrumental insemination of honey bee queens.The procedure begins with queen and drone production and ends with laying queens.

Course Content

This course, honey bee hormones, development of larval stage and effective juvenile hormone on differentiation of queen bee and worker bees are explained. In addition, queen bee, worker bee, male bee and larva pheromones are also given.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Understanding honeybee hormones
2.Understanding the functions of hormones
3.Understanding honey bee pheromones
4.Understanding the functions of honey bee pheromones
5.Knowledge and skill development about collecting pheromones
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Graham Joe M. Ed. The Hive and the Honey Bee Dadant &Sons Inc. Illinoin 1997.
2.Free, J.B. Pheromones of Social Bees. Cornell Univ. Press, Ithaca, N,Y. 1987.
3.Vinston , E.O. The Biology of the Honey Bee. Harvard Univ. Press, Cambridge, Mass. 1987
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
A general introduction to honey bee hormones and pheromones (Application: Introducing the beekeeping unit)
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Activition hormon ((Application: Observation of hormone-secreting glands in worker bee larvae, pupae and adults under macroscope)
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Moulting hormon (Application: Observation of hormone-secreting glands in worker bee larvae, pupae and adults under macroscope)
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Juvenile hormon (Application: Observation of hormone-secreting glands in worker bee larvae, pupae and adults under macroscope)
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Utilization of hormones in apiculture
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Pheromones
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Pheromones
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Drone pheromones (Application: Examination of male bees under macroscope)
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Queen heromones (Application: Examination of queen bees under macroscope)
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Queen subtance, (E)-oxo-2-decanoic aci (9- ODA) (Application: Examining the queen bee under a macroscope)
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Worker pheromones
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Brood pheromones
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Collection of pheromones in honey bees
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Utilization of pheromones in apiculture
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Lecture - Practice140228
Assignment44224
Term Project130131
Laboratory41420
Midterm Examination117219
Final Examination120222
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
2
OÇ-2
3
3
OÇ-3
3
3
OÇ-4
3
3
OÇ-5
3
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