UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
DEPARTMENT BULLETIN No. 1222 
Washington, D. C. 
March 14, 1924 
GROWTH AND FEEDING OF HONEYBEE LARVAE 
By 
JAMES A. NELSON, formerly Expert in Apiculture 
ARNOLD P. STURTEVANT, Apicultural Assistant 
and 
BRUCE LINEBURG, formerly Assistant in Beekeeping 
Bureau of Entomology 
CONTENTS 
Page. 
Part I. The Rate of Growth of the Honeybee LarTa (James A. Nelson and Arnold P. Sturlerant) . 1 
Introduction 1 
Methods, Lots 1 to 7 2 
Oberrations, Lots 1 to 7 2 
Methods, Lot 8 8 
Observations, Lot 8 9 
Rate of Growth 13 
General Appearance of Larvae of Different Ages 16 
Summary and Conclusions 18 
Tables 1 to 4 20 
Literature Cited 24 
Part II. The Feeding of Honeybee Larvae (Bruce Lineburg) 25 
Introduction 25 
Methods 25 
Nurse Bees 28 
Summary 34 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1924 
