Resources Journal Articles 

• Cobey, S. W. (2007). Comparison studies of instrumentally inseminated and naturally mated honey bee queens and factors affecting their performance. Apidologie 38(4): 390-410.
  

Publications General 

• Cobey, S., (2016) Instrumental/ArtificIal Insemination of Honey Bee Queens: 12 Most Frequently Asked Questions. American Bee Journal 156 (3): 339-342
• Cobey, S., Lawrence, T. and Garvey, K. (2014) Getting Intimate with Bees, Bee Beards and Bee Bikini's​
  
• Cobey, S. (2005). A versatile queen rearing and banking system-Part I the" Cloake Board Method" of queen rearing. American Bee Journal 145(4): 308-311.
  
• Cobey, S. (2005). A versatile queen rearing and banking system-Part II-conclusion: Use of the" Cloake Board" for banking purposes. American Bee Journal 145(5): 385-386.
  

Fact Sheets

• Cobey, S.  Eversion of the Drone Endophallus
• Cobey, S.  Field Dissection Of the Spermatheca
  
• Cobey, S. Insemination of the Queen
  
• Cobey, S. Semen Collection
  

Manuals

• Harbo Syringe Users Manual 
  
• ​Drone Flight Cage
  
• ​Schley Instructions 
  

Book Chapters:

• Cobey, S. W., Tarpy, D. R. & Woyke, J. (2013). Standard methods for instrumental insemination of Apis mellifera queens. Journal of Apicultural Research 52: 4.
• Cobey, S., Sheppard, W., Tarpy, D., Sammataro, D. & Yoder, J. (2011). Status of breeding practices and genetic diversity in domestic US honey bees. Honey Bee Colony Health: Challenges and Sustainable Solutions. North Carolina State University, Raleigh: 39-49.

The following links are provided to give you the resources to improve your understanding and mastery of Instrumental Insemination and breeding of Honey Bees. 

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