The Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) 18 Microscope Slides - English

The Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) 18 Microscope Slides - English are a set of ready prepared microscopic slides suitable for entomological study in schools and universities. The 18 slides show parts of the honey bee including the mouth, wings and legs, as well as a sample of a diseased bee intestine and bacillus larvae, a fatal disease that affects honeybee larvae.

What's Included In My Purchase?

The Honey Bee Microscope Slides are supplied in a set of 18 slides. Each slide has a different sample ready for examination.

What Parts of the Bee Do the Slides Display?

Each slide in this 18-piece set displays a different part of the honey bee, or a sample related to the life and biology of the honey bee. The specimens contained in these slides are as follows:

1. Mouth parts of a worker honey bee (whole mount, w.m.)
2. Mouth parts of a worker honey bee (cross-section, t.s.)
3. Honey bee head with compound eyes and brain (cross-section, t.s.)
4. Honey bee cornea from eye (whole mount, w.m.)
5. Honey bee ocelli (whole mount, w.m.)
6. Honey bee antenna with sensory organs (whole mount, w.m.)
7. Honey bee anterior and posterior wing (whole mount, w.m.)
8. Honey bee anterior leg with eye brush (whole mount, w.m.)
9. Honey bee posterior leg with pollen basket (whole mount, w.m.)
10. Honey bee sting and poison sac (whole mount, w.m.)
11. Honey bee worker wax plate (whole mount, w.m.)
12. Honey bee worker abdomen with intestine, nephridia and wax glands (cross-section, t.s.)
13. Honey bee queen abdomen showing ovaries (cross-section, t.s.)
14. Honey bee drone abdomen showing testis (cross-section, t.s.)
15. Honey bee worker thorax showing muscles (cross-section, t.s.)
16. Entire specimen of a honey bee larva (sagittal, longitudinal section, l.s.)
17. Cross-section of diseased bee intestine (caused by nosema apis)
18. Bacillus larvae causing foul brood (smear)

Specifications

• Weight: 0.4 kg
• Item no: 1004265 (W13440)
• MPN: 5550_EN