Comparison of swarming tendency and defensive behavior of yi{dotless}ǧi{dotless}lca local and other commonly used honeybee genotypes in Turkey [Yi{dotless}ǧi{dotless}lca yerel bal ari{dotless}si{dotless}ni{dotless}n oǧul verme eǧilimi ve savunma davrani{dotless}şi{dotless} baki{dotless}mi{dotless}ndan Türkiye'de yaygi{dotless}n olarak kullani{dotless}lan diǧer genotipler ile karşi{dotless}laşti{dotless}ri{dotless}lmasi{dotless}]

In this study,swarming tendency and defensive behavior of yi{dotless}ǧi{dotless}lca local honeybee were determined and compared with other commonly used honeybee genotypes in turkey. colonies were headed by naturally mated queens and 10 colonies of yi{dotless}ǧi{dotless}lca local honeybee,12 colonies of of apis mellifera caucasica cross and 12 colonies of of apis mellifera anatoliaca cross were used in the experiment. in swarming season,yi{dotless}ǧi{dotless}lca honeybee colonies constructed more queen cells (49.86±18.00) than both a.m. anatoliaca cross (13.00±7.00) and a.m. caucasica (8.00±1.15) cross colonies. similarly,according to results of sting test,the highest number of stings was determined in yi{dotless}ǧi{dotless}lca honeybee colonies (18.38±4.24),followed by a.m. anatoliaca (5.50±2.15) and a.m. caucasica (3.75±0.62) crosses. results showed that yi{dotless}ǧi{dotless}lca local honeybee genotype has a more swarming tendency and is more defensive than a.m. anatoliaca and a.m. caucasica crosses.