What is apiculture ?...

What is apiculture ?

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Apiculture or bee-keeping is domestication of honey bees for production of honey and wax on commercial basis.

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Apiculture is

A

Culture of silk worms

B

Culture of honey bees

C

Culture of ants

D

Culture of termites.

One of these protozoans is threat to apiculture and sericulature

A

Eimeria

B

Ceratium

C

Nosema

D

Monocystis

Primary and secondary product of apiculture are :-

A

Wax is primary product but Honey is secondary product

B

Honey is primary product but wax is secondary product

C

Both wax and Honey are considered as secondary product as some nutritive substances are also obtained from Honey bee which are primary product.

D

No criteria is set to differentiate primary and secondary product is apiculture.

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