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September 27, 2025Journal of Kerbala for Agricultural SciencesOpen Access

Effect of Vitamin C on some biological and immunological aspects of the honeybee, Apis mellifera L.

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MHMaryiam M. HusseinMAMushtaq Al‐Esawy

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Laboratory experiment assesses vitamin C effects on honeybee consumption and immune responses.

Key Points

  • Adding 2% vitamin C improved honeybee consumption and survival rates significantly.
  • At 16% vitamin C concentration, consumption rates dramatically decreased with survival remaining stable.
  • The study highlighted a positive correlation between immune response indicators and vitamin C concentration.
  • High concentrations of vitamin C led to varying encapsulation indices, impacting the bees' immune systems.

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Hussein et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d7be5eeebfec0fc5237533https://doi.org/10.59658/jkas.v12i2.3780
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