To the skies and underground : Ecological and behavioural aspects of dispersal and pupation of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida Murray; Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) as an invasive species DOI Open Access
B. Cornelissen

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Small hive beetles (SHBs) are parasites of social bee colonies endemic to sub-Saharan Africa and have become a widespread invasive species.In the new ranges, SHBs can cause damage apiculture wild bees.Although further spread seems inevitable, eradication introductions containment established ones nevertheless urgently required slow down invasion speed until better mitigation options available.However, at present there is no adequate action plan hand.Here, we propose take advantage SHB history biology enrol feasible involving all stakeholders.Raising awareness, education motivation stakeholders (incl.adequate timely compensation beekeepers) essential for success.Moreover, sentinel apiaries recommended in areas risk, because early detection crucial success efforts.Given that detected early, recommended, incl.destruction infested apiaries, installation lure escaped ban on migratory beekeeping.If perennial infested, programs condemned fail strategic switch strategy recommended.Containment includes integrated pest management strict beekeeping.

Language: Английский

Diverse communication strategies in bees as a window into adaptations to an unpredictable world DOI Creative Commons
Denise A. Alves, Ebi Antony George, Rajbir Kaur

et al.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 120(24)

Published: June 6, 2023

Communication is a fundamental feature of animal societies and helps their members to solve the challenges they encounter, from exploiting food sources fighting enemies or finding new home. Eusocial bees inhabit wide range environments have evolved multitude communication signals that help them exploit resources in environment efficiently. We highlight recent advances our understanding bee strategies discuss how variation social biology, such as colony size nesting habits, ecological conditions are important drivers strategies. Anthropogenic factors, habitat conversion, climate change, use agrochemicals, changing world inhabit, it becoming clear this affects both directly indirectly, for example by affecting source availability, interactions among nestmates, cognitive functions. Whether adapt foraging these changes represents frontier behavioral conservation research.

Language: Английский

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Never lose sight of enemies: giant honeybees perceive troublemakers even in mass flight mode—a case study DOI Creative Commons
Gerald Kastberger,

Martin Ebner,

Thomas Hötzl

et al.

Frontiers in Bee Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 2

Published: Jan. 30, 2025

This case study investigates the social behavior of giant honeybee ( Apis dorsata ) during mass flight activity (MFA), a critical aspect colony functioning. evolutionarily ancient species builds its nests on trees, cliffs, or man-made structures. A periodically transitions from semi-quiescent state to MFA mode, typically up four times day for 5–10 min. During MFA, undergoes profound reorganization roles, and defense capabilities are temporarily lost as top layer bee curtain peels off, making less responsive external threats. period is thought result in temporary “blindness” disturbances, increasing vulnerability. To investigate this, analyzes three episodes larger data set, each consisting over 60,000 video frames 4,000 infrared images, with focus phase. The was exposed wasp dummy designed simulate real threat, triggering shimmering waves when bees were quiescent state. setup allowed assess how colony's defensive readiness fluctuates MFA. Each episode included 20 experimental sessions, which responses stimulus unstimulated situation examined. Data collected five 11 × cm quadrants nest surface. Thermal analyzed conjunction motion previous studies understand temporal spatial dynamics motion–heat coupling Results show that mouth zone acts command center coordinating MFAs. Despite vulnerability can still detect respond threats, although reduced capabilities. highlights complex behavioral physiological processes involved A. sheds light extent maintains some level capability despite agitation occurs restructuring. Only short approximately 1 min it virtually paralyzed by stimulation, showing signs thanatosis.

Language: Английский

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Migration in honey bees DOI
Sajesh Vijayan, Hema Somanathan

Insectes Sociaux, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 70(1), P. 127 - 140

Published: Dec. 15, 2022

Language: Английский

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Dim-light colour vision in the facultatively nocturnal Asian giant honeybee, Apis dorsata DOI Creative Commons
Sajesh Vijayan,

G. S. Balamurali,

Jewel Johnson

et al.

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 290(2004)

Published: Aug. 9, 2023

We discovered nocturnal colour vision in the Asian giant honeybee Apis dorsata— a facultatively species — at mesopic light intensities, down to half-moon levels (approx. 10 −2 cd m ). The visual threshold of nocturnality aligns with their reported activity same levels. Nocturnal A. dorsata is interesting because, despite being primarily diurnal, its capabilities extend into dim light, while ‘model’ European mellifera be colour-blind twilight. By employing behavioural experiments naturally nesting colonies, we show discrimination trained from other stimuli during day, and significantly, even night. bees has so far only been obligately carpenter bee Xylocopa tranquebarica. discovery these two species, differences extent limitations apposition compound eye optics, opens avenues for future studies on adaptations dim-light vision, role pollination flowers night, effect pollution dorsata, ubiquitous pollinator natural, agricultural urban habitats tropics sub-tropics.

Language: Английский

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4
Why diversity matters for understanding the visual ecology and behaviour of bees DOI
Hema Somanathan

Current Opinion in Insect Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 64, P. 101224 - 101224

Published: June 24, 2024

Language: Английский

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How India Changed My Ideas About Honey Bees DOI
Axel Brockmann

Journal of the Indian Institute of Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 103(4), P. 981 - 995

Published: Oct. 1, 2023

Language: Английский

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Cog in the migration wheel: migratory waggle dances are necessary but not sufficient in the nest movement of the Asian giant honeybee Apis dorsata DOI
Sajesh Vijayan, Hema Somanathan

Insectes Sociaux, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 71(2), P. 197 - 209

Published: May 31, 2024

Language: Английский

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Apis dorsata F. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colony residency: duration and seasonality in Northern Thailand DOI
Bajaree Chuttong, Michael Burgett

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 22, 2024

Language: Английский

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Comprehensive assessment of the health condition of managed honey bees potentially exposed to contamination with agrochemical residues DOI Creative Commons
Marnix Doorn, MAYDA VERDE-JIMÉNEZ, Leslie Vallejos

et al.

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 96(suppl 3)

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

The growing demand for honey bee pollination services induces fluctuations in their populations and changes health status. current study aims to characterize the condition of managed bees three territories Department Lambayeque, Peru, from a holistic perspective, considering several factors affecting health, including management practices, traits beekeepers apiaries, colony strength, infestation rates by Varroa sp., presence agrochemical residues bread. results showed land use, with large areas crops dependent on pollination, determining exposition residues. 67% bread samples presented pesticide residues, mainly, chlorpyrifos, carbendazim, boscalid, azoxystrobin. In addition, limited expertise good practices (i.e., inadequate disinfection beekeeping materials, unsatisfactory varroa mites' surveillance, lack protein supplements, sanitary gaps) leads deficiencies strength high sp. prevalence territory, altering condition. To best our knowledge, this article illustrates impact strongly anthropized ecosystems found along Peru's coast's arid zone that territory One Health perspective.

Language: Английский

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To the skies and underground : Ecological and behavioural aspects of dispersal and pupation of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida Murray; Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) as an invasive species DOI Open Access
B. Cornelissen

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Small hive beetles (SHBs) are parasites of social bee colonies endemic to sub-Saharan Africa and have become a widespread invasive species.In the new ranges, SHBs can cause damage apiculture wild bees.Although further spread seems inevitable, eradication introductions containment established ones nevertheless urgently required slow down invasion speed until better mitigation options available.However, at present there is no adequate action plan hand.Here, we propose take advantage SHB history biology enrol feasible involving all stakeholders.Raising awareness, education motivation stakeholders (incl.adequate timely compensation beekeepers) essential for success.Moreover, sentinel apiaries recommended in areas risk, because early detection crucial success efforts.Given that detected early, recommended, incl.destruction infested apiaries, installation lure escaped ban on migratory beekeeping.If perennial infested, programs condemned fail strategic switch strategy recommended.Containment includes integrated pest management strict beekeeping.

Language: Английский

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0