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Agriculture · Q632

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 632

Q632

Newton hive is best suited for which type of honey bee species?

A.
Apis mellifera
B.
Apis florea
C.
Apis cerana
Answer
D.
Apis dorsata

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Newton hive is best suited for Apis cerana type of honey bee species.
A smaller beehive called a Newton hive is used for Apis cerana. It is constructed in the same way with ten frames in each chamber, but the dimensions of both hive and frames are smaller than those of the Langstroth hive, as is appropriate for the smaller bees.
Apis cerana, the eastern honey bee, Asiatic honey bee or Asian honey bee, is a species of honey bee native to South, Southeast and East Asia.