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Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production
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'Royal jelly' is secreted from

  • hypopharyngeal gland

  • salivary gland

  • milk gland

  • integumentary gland

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hypopharyngeal gland

Royal jelly is a honey bee secretion that is used in the nutrition of larvae, as well as adult queens. It is secreted from the glands in the hypopharynx of nurse bees. It digestes honey, pollen and secretion of maxillary gland. Queen feeds on royal jelly.

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