Insights into the Maternal Ancestry of Côte d'Ivoire Honeybees Using the Intergenic Region -.

Honeybee populations in Côte d'Ivoire have been previously identified as belonging to one subspecies, , but other studies have since reported a mixed population consisting of and The population structure and the geographic distribution of honeybees in Côte d'Ivoire remain unclear. This study aimed to profile the population structure of honeybees and their biogeography in Côte d'Ivoire. A total of 33 honeybee colonies were sampled from 15 localities to investigate the maternal ancestry of indigenous honeybee populations using the DraI - mtDNA test.