Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences1028-88801812-5735Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/pjbs.2000.890.891Apis mellifera L. Colonies]]>Makhdoom SabirArshed SuhailAnjum AkramWaseem SarwarGhulam SaleemMuhammad 5200035Nine pollen substitute diets were tested for their performance in supporting the bee colonies of Apis mellifera L. during summer 1996. Maize flour + Vitamin B-complex + Glysine (T6) proved the most suitable diet with 416.14 square inches brood area recorded in the hives provided with this diet. The next more preferred diet was Maize flour + Vitamin B-Complex + Egg yolk (T4) with 354.81 sq. inches brood area. In case of pollen area, the diet T1 (Soybean flour + Vitamin B-Complex) proved the most effective with 104,90 square inches and it was statistically better than all other treatments. Maximum honey area (195.79) square inches recorded in colonies fed with Maize flour-4-Vitamin B-Complex + Methionine (T8) and it was better than all other treatments. Maximum colony strength of 6.24 bee frames per colony was observed in the colonies fed with T7, (Soybean flour + Vitamin B-Complex + Methionine) and it was statistically similar to T8 (5.931, T9 (5.78), T1 and T4 (5.74).]]>Bambay, M.A. and W.A. Gorgui,197023202202Couto, R.H.N., L.A. Salles and N.A. Couto,1989Apis mellifera fed with protein rations.]]>14213218Erickson, E.H. and E.W. Herbert Jr.,1980120122126Farooqi, F.A.,1986Apis mellifera L colonies.]]>1986Garcia, R.H., R.H.N. Couto, L.A. Couto and 0.M. Junqueria,1986Apis melitera in hives infested with Varroa jacobsoni.]]>2147151Kashkovskii, V. and D. Shushkov,1963401113Latif, H., A. Qayyum and M. Hussain,1956Apis indica F.]]>1956pp: 7475Mores, R.A. and F.M. Laigo,19681968Stanger, W. and R.H. Gripp,1972112417418Rafique, A. and M. Nasreen,1984Pages: 346Pages: 346