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Midieron la aceptaci\u00f3n de las larvas trasplantadas, el rendimiento de jalea real y el tama\u00f1o de la reina. Los resultados mostraron que 9 mm fue el tama\u00f1o \u00f3ptimo para la aceptaci\u00f3n de las larvas y el rendimiento de la reina, mientras que 10 mm fue el mejor para la producci\u00f3n de jalea real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ir al art\u00edculo cient\u00edfico <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s13592-026-01283-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">aqu\u00ed<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Un estudio reciente realizado en Nepal y publicado en Apidologie evalu\u00f3 el tama\u00f1o \u00f3ptimo de las c\u00fapulas de cera tanto para la crianza de abejas reinas como para la producci\u00f3n de jalea real. Los investigadores compararon c\u00fapulas con diferentes di\u00e1metros (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 y 12 mm), todas con la misma altura (10 mm). Midieron la aceptaci\u00f3n de las larvas trasplantadas, el rendimiento de jalea real y el tama\u00f1o de la reina. Los resultados mostraron que 9 mm fue el tama\u00f1o \u00f3ptimo para la aceptaci\u00f3n de las larvas y el rendimiento de la reina, mientras que 10 mm fue el mejor para la producci\u00f3n de jalea real.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3580,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.0.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A recent study conducted in Nepal and published in Apidologie assessed the optimal size of cell cups for both rearing queen bees and producing royal jelly.Researchers compared cell cups with different diameters (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 mm), all with the same height (10 mm). 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