Volume : 5, Issue : 10, October - 2016

Evaluation of Apis cerana colony strength using image - J software

Dr. K. S. Raghunandan, K. S. Sindhu, Padmanabha, B

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;Evaluation of Apis cerana colony can be carried out by objective, subjective and digital mode analysis. The objective of this paper is to standardize the method to evaluate the colony strength of Apis cerana by blending these three methods. All these three methods showed similar results. In objective method colony of honeybees will be frequently disturbed. Whereas in the subjective mode of evaluation, the values where the data is less accurate. To avoid these shortcomings, the digital analysis is suitable and more appropriate which can be used as digital tool for the evaluation of colony strength for various honeybee species.</p>