Question

Domestication of honey bee is called as

• A. Pisciculture
• B. Sericulture
• C. Agriculture
• D. Apiculture

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Apiculture

The correct option is :D

Explanation of correct option:

1. The process of adapting wild animals, plants, and some other species for human use is termed domestication.
2. The management of colonies of honey bees, generally found in hives by humans to gather honey and other products like beeswax, pollen, royal jelly, etc. are apiculture.
3. Generally, apiculture of bees belonging to the genus Apis is done to produce and market honey bees for commercial use.
4. Other objectives of apiculture are to produce bees for sale to other beekeepers and to pollinate crops.

Explanation of incorrect options:

Option A:

1. Fish farming or pisciculture is the commercial breeding of fish, generally for food.
2. It is one in fish tanks or artificial enclosures like fish ponds.

Option B:

1. The process of humanizing silkworms and obtaining silk from them is sericulture.
2. The most commonly used silkworm species in sericulture are the caterpillars of the domestic silk moth, also known as Bombyx mori.

Option C:

1. The science of cultivating the soil, crops, and nurturing livestock is agriculture.
2. It comprises the preparation of animal and plant products for human use and their distribution in markets.

Final answer: Domestication of the honey bee is called apiculture.