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artificial insemination, Dr. Lloyd R Watson, famous beekeepers, instrumental insemination, queen honey bee
| Birth |
Cuba, Allegany County, New York, USA
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| Death | 24 Feb 1948 (aged 66)
North Hornell, Steuben County, New York, USA
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Alfred, Allegany County, New York, USA |
Dr. Lloyd Raymond Watson was the first to demonstrate a method to instrumentally inseminate a queen honey bee.
It wasn’t until the 1920’s that Lloyd Watson was able to demonstrate to the beekeeping community that instrumental insemination was possible. Watson used a stereomicroscope, a light source, and hand-held forceps to open a queen’s sting chamber. He was then able to inseminate her with capillary syringe filled with drone semen. Although not always reliable, his refined technique had some success, which was a vast improvement over previous attempts.
(PDF) HISTORY OF ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257297540_HISTORY_OF_ARTIFICIAL_INSEMINATION [accessed Jul 25 2018].
Extension Article by Sue Cobey: Instrumental Insemination of Honey Bee Queens
