Effects of Long Distance Transportation on Honey Bee Physiology
Joint Authors
Ahn, Kiheung
Xie, Xianbing
Riddle, Joseph
Huang, Zachary Y.
Pettis, Jeff
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-07-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Despite the requirement of long distance transportation of honey bees used for pollination, we understand little how transportation affects honey bees.
Three trials in three different states (CA, GA, and MI) were conducted to study the effects of long distance transportation on honey bee physiology.
Newly emerged bees from one colony were split into two groups and introduced into a transported (T) colony or a stationary (S) colony in each trial.
Volumes of hypopharyngeal gland acini in T colonies were significantly smaller than S colonies in all three trials.
There were no significant differences between S and T colonies in juvenile hormone titers.
Protein content in head showed no significant differences between S and T either in 7-day-old or 17-day-old bees of MI trial, but GA trial showed a significant reduction in bees experiencing transportation.
Protein content in thorax was only measured in GA trial and was not significantly different between the two groups.
Lipid content in abdomen was not significantly different between the S and T colonies in all three trials.
This study suggests that bees experiencing transportation have trouble fully developing their food glands and this might affect their ability to nurse the next generation of workers.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ahn, Kiheung& Xie, Xianbing& Riddle, Joseph& Pettis, Jeff& Huang, Zachary Y.. 2012. Effects of Long Distance Transportation on Honey Bee Physiology. Psyche،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-453378
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ahn, Kiheung…[et al.]. Effects of Long Distance Transportation on Honey Bee Physiology. Psyche No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-453378
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ahn, Kiheung& Xie, Xianbing& Riddle, Joseph& Pettis, Jeff& Huang, Zachary Y.. Effects of Long Distance Transportation on Honey Bee Physiology. Psyche. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-453378
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-453378