Instrumental Insemination of Honeybees Extracting Semen

Instrumental Insemination of honeybees is done to control the genetics, particularly to reduce the presence of aggressive Africanized bees. These bees can attack with little provocation and pose a danger to both farm workers and the general public. This and the other three videos show steps in the process of the artificial insemination of honey bees including the collection of drones, the extraction of semen, the selection of queens and the insemination itself.