Thiamethoxam honey bee colony feeding study: Linking effects at the level of the individual to those at the colony level

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 816-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay Overmyer ◽  
Max Feken ◽  
Natalie Ruddle ◽  
Sigrun Bocksch ◽  
Marcus Hill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Feeding Study ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Honey Bee Colony ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Colony Level

Thiamethoxam: Long-term effects following honey bee colony-level exposure and implications for risk assessment

2019 ◽  
Vol 654 ◽  
pp. 60-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Thompson ◽  
Jay Overmyer ◽  
Max Feken ◽  
Natalie Ruddle ◽  
Sarah Vaughan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Honey Bee Colony ◽  
Colony Level

scholarly journals Ovipositor sources for queen-rearing of honey bee (Apis mellifera) revealed inheritable maternal effect on reared queen

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Longtao Yu ◽  
Xinxin Shi ◽  
Xujiang He ◽  
Weiyu Yan ◽  
Xiaobo Wu
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Maternal Effects ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Reproductive Potential ◽  
Colony Growth ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Physiological Indexes ◽  
Foraging Ability ◽  
Honey Bee Colony ◽  
Weight Number

Abstract Queen is arguably the most important member of a honey bee colony, and queen quality is crucial for honey bee colony growth and development. In this study, queens were reared with eggs laid in queen cells (QE), eggs laid in worker cells (WE) and 2-day old larvae in worker cells (L). Those physiological indexes (the weight, thorax size and number of ovarioles) of newly reared queens in each group were measured. Moreover, the reproductive potential of the newly reared queens and foraging ability of worker bees laid by the newly reared queens in each group were further explored. In addition, we also examined whether maternal effects would be transmitted to the offspring queens in honey bee. We found that the weight, number of ovarioles and thorax weight of newly emerged queens in QE were significantly higher than those in WE and L, suggesting the reproductive potential was stronger in QE group than WE and L group. Furthermore, offspring worker bees and queens of QE queens had higher weight at emergence than those from the other two groups. This study proved profound honey bee maternal effects on queen quality, which can be transmitted to their offspring. Our results of the present study were important for improving queen quality and promoting the development of beekeeping and agriculture.

scholarly journals Tracking All Members of a Honey Bee Colony Over Their Lifetime Using Learned Models of Correspondence

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franziska Boenisch ◽  
Benjamin Rosemann ◽  
Benjamin Wild ◽  
David Dormagen ◽  
Fernando Wario ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Honey Bee Colony
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