Comb wax effects on the ontogeny of honey bee nestmate recognition

1998 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHAEL D BREED ◽  
ELIZABETH A LEGER ◽  
ALISON N PEARCE ◽  
YU JU WANG
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Nestmate Recognition

scholarly journals Use of Flax Oil to Influence Honey Bee Nestmate Recognition

2012 ◽  
Vol 105 (4) ◽  
pp. 1145-1148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D. Breed ◽  
Cecily A. Lyon ◽  
Anna Sutherland ◽  
Robert Buchwald
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Nestmate Recognition ◽  
Flax Oil

The role of wax comb in honey bee nestmate recognition

1995 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 489-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHAEL D. BREED ◽  
MELISSA F. GARRY ◽  
ALISON N. PEARCE ◽  
BRUCE E. HIBBARD ◽  
LOUIS B. BJOSTAD ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Nestmate Recognition ◽  
Wax Comb

Floral oils: their effect on nestmate recognition in the honey bee, Apis mellifera

1998 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. M. Bowden ◽  
S. Williamson ◽  
M. D. Breed
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
Nestmate Recognition

scholarly journals The gut microbiome defines social group membership in honey bee colonies

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (42) ◽  
pp. eabd3431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassondra L. Vernier ◽  
Iris M. Chin ◽  
Boahemaa Adu-Oppong ◽  
Joshua J. Krupp ◽  
Joel Levine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Gut Microbiome ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Nestmate Recognition ◽  
Cuticular Hydrocarbon ◽  
Specific Chemical ◽  
Behavioral Traits ◽  
Chemical Signatures ◽  
Nestmate Recognition Cues ◽  
Bee Colonies

In the honey bee, genetically related colony members innately develop colony-specific cuticular hydrocarbon profiles, which serve as pheromonal nestmate recognition cues. Yet, despite high intracolony relatedness, the innate development of colony-specific chemical signatures by individual colony members is largely determined by the colony environment, rather than solely relying on genetic variants shared by nestmates. Therefore, it is puzzling how a nongenic factor could drive the innate development of a quantitative trait that is shared by members of the same colony. Here, we provide one solution to this conundrum by showing that nestmate recognition cues in honey bees are defined, at least in part, by shared characteristics of the gut microbiome across individual colony members. These results illustrate the importance of host-microbiome interactions as a source of variation in animal behavioral traits.

scholarly journals Nestmate Recognition Cues in the Honey Bee: Differential Importance of Cuticular Alkanes and Alkenes

2005 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 477-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca R. Dani ◽  
Graeme R. Jones ◽  
Silvia Corsi ◽  
Richard Beard ◽  
Duccio Pradella ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Nestmate Recognition ◽  
Nestmate Recognition Cues

scholarly journals Chemical signatures of honey bee group membership develop via a socially-modulated innate process

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassondra L. Vernier ◽  
Joshua J. Krupp ◽  
Katelyn Marcus ◽  
Abraham Hefetz ◽  
Joel D. Levine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Nestmate Recognition ◽  
Cuticular Hydrocarbon ◽  
Chemical Signatures ◽  
Nestmate Recognition Cues ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Social Environmental Factors ◽  
Bee Colonies ◽  
Gestalt Model

AbstractLarge social insect colonies exhibit a remarkable ability for recognizing group members via colony-specific cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) pheromonal signatures. Previous work suggested that in some ant species colony-specific signatures are generated through a “gestalt” mechanism via the passive transfer and homogenization of CHCs across all individual members of the colony. In contrast, we demonstrate that nestmate recognition cues of worker honey bees (Apis mellifera) mature in foragers via a sequence of stereotypic age-dependent quantitative and qualitative chemical transitions, which are driven by intrinsic biosynthetic pathways. Therefore, in contrast to predictions of the “Gestalt” model, nestmate recognition cues in honey bee colonies do not represent a passive “average” signature that is carried and recognized by all colony members. Instead, specific colony members develop the relevant cues via an innately-determined developmental program that can be modulated by colony-specific social environmental factors.

Identification and Treatment of European Foulbrood in Honey Bee Colonies

EDIS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Catherine M. Mueller ◽  
Cameron Jack ◽  
Ashley N. Mortensen ◽  
Jamie D. Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Bacterial Disease ◽  
American Foulbrood ◽  
Fact Sheet ◽  
European Foulbrood ◽  
Bee Colonies ◽  
Honey Bee Larvae

European foulbrood is a bacterial disease that affects Western honey bee larvae. It is a concern to beekeepers everywhere, though it is less serious than American foulbrood because it does not form spores, which means that it can be treated. This 7-page fact sheet written by Catherine M. Mueller, Cameron J. Jack, Ashley N. Mortensen, and Jamie Ellis and published by the UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department describes the disease and explains how to identify it to help beekeepers manage their colonies effectively and prevent the spread of both American and European foulbrood.https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1272

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