A Model of Honeybee Defensive Behaviour

Collins, Anita M.; Rinderer, Thomas E.; Tucker, K. W.; Sylvester, H. Allen; Lackett, J. J.

doi:10.1080/00218839.1980.11100029

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“…The stinging response is the culminating stage of the defensive behavior of the honeybee, involving penetration of a substrate by the shaft of the sting and the release of venom from the venom sac (Breed et al, 2004;Collins et al, 1980). Recently, the stinging response has been used for a new conditioning protocol in the honeybee, and has received much attention in the framework of learning and memory (Carcaud et al, 2009;Giurfa et al, 2009;Roussel et al, 2010;Vergoz et al, 2007).…”

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Proprioceptors involved in stinging response of the honeybee, Apis mellifera

Ogawa

Kawakami

Yamaguchi

2011

Journal of Insect Physiology

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Two types of mechanosensitive proprioceptor organ are present on the stinging apparatus of the honeybee: campaniform sensilla and mechanosensory hairplates. The campaniform sensilla are located on the surface of the tapering sting-shaft, which comprises an unpaired stylet and paired lancets. Each sensillum on the lancet differs from that on the stylet in terms of their topography and external morphology.

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Proprioceptors involved in stinging response of the honeybee, Apis mellifera

Ogawa

Kawakami

Yamaguchi

2011

Journal of Insect Physiology

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“…The colony defense behavior of Africanized and European honeybees was then compared. A model of honeybee defensive behavior, involving 4 steps, has been presented by Collins et al (1980). Experiences with Africanized bees under very different conditions at sites in Brazil and Poland have been described by Woyke (1973).…”

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Diurnal and seasonal variation in defensive behavior of African bees Apis mellifera adansonii in Ghana

Woyke¹

1992

Apidologie

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Summary — The defense behavior of an African bee colony was studied in order to determine recommendations for handling A m adansonii bees (when and how) without being stung. The number of stings left in a leather ball suspended 50 cm in front of the hive entrance for 1 min was therefore counted as well as the number of workers returning to the hive over a 5-min period. A typical pattern of diurnal defensive behavior was observed. During the non-productive period, ie the summer rainy season, one peak of defensive behavior was observed in the morning. During the period of honey flow, ie the winter dry season, 2 peaks occurred, one early in the morning and the other late in the evening. A highly positive correlation existed between flight activity and defensive behavior. The bees stung less during periods of low flight activity. Bees in front of the entrance defended the colony more than those flying out from the combs. During the period of honey flow (the winter dry season), the bees stung about 4 times more frequently than during the summer rainy season. The ratio of the number of stinging bees to that of flying bees is a better indicator for comparison of potential defensive behavior of different colonies than that of the absolute number of stings. It is recommended that handling of A m adansonii take place during periods of low flight activity.Apis mellifera adansonii / defensive behavior / activity rhythm / flight activity / Ghana

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“…During this response, worker bees may leave the nest, approach an intruder, and engage in defensive behavior (Collins et al 1980). Sometimes a threat display ofloud buzzing and flying at the face of an intruder may be sufficient to protect the colony.…”

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Use of Insect Repellents for Dispersing Defending Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

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Rubink²,

Aguilar³

et al. 1996

Journal of Economic Entomology

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Some ecotypes of the honey bee, Apis mellifera L., show excessive levels of colony defense that have occasionally resulted in human and animal deaths. In cases where death has occurred, the victim, animal or human, has often been confined or panicked into an area from which it cannot escape. Our study was done to evaluate the use of repellents to reduce the severity of the stinging during accidental disturbances of excessively defensive colonies. Three mosquito repellents (diethyl-meta-toluamide, 2-ethyl-1,3-hexandiol, and dimethyl phthlate) and 2 odiferous compounds known to be repellent to honey bees (benzaldehyde and menthol) were tested in European (Texas) and Africanized (Mexico) apiaries by victims in protective clothing. When sprayed as an aerosol at the defending worker bees, all the compounds significantly reduced the number of bees around the victim and the number of stings in a patch of suede exposed during the test. DEET was consistently the most effective repellent. A number of materials could be developed as repellents for emergency use by individuals that are at high risk of encountering wild honey bee colonies in the course of their daily activity. KeywordsApis mellifera, repellents, colony defense, diethyl-meta-tolumide, menthol, stinging Disciplines Entomology CommentsThis article is from Journal of Economic Entomology 89 (1996): 608-613. RightsWorks produced by employees of the U.S. Government as part of their official duties are not copyrighted within the U.S. The content of this document is not copyrighted. J. Econ. Entomol. 89(3): 608-613 (1996) ABSTRACT Some ecotypes of the honey bee, Apis mellifera L., show excessive levels of colony defense that have occasionally resulted in human and animal deaths. In cases where death has occurred, the victim, animal or human, has often been confined or panicked into an area from which it cannot escape. Our study was done to evaluate the use of repellents to reduce the severity of the stinging during accidental disturbances of excessively defensive colonies. Three mosquito repellents (diethyl-meta-toluamide, 2-ethyl-1,3-hexandiol, and dimethyl phthlate) and 2 odiferous compounds known to be repellent to honey bees (benzaldehyde and menthol) were tested in European (Texas) and Africanized (Mexico) apiaries by victims in protective clothing. When sprayed as an aerosol at the defending worker bees, all the compounds significantly reduced the number of bees around the victim and the number of stings in a patch of suede exposed during the test. D EET was consistently the most effective repellent. A number of materials could be developed as repellents for emergency use by individuals that are at high risk of encountering wild honey bee colonies in the course of their daily activity.

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A Model of Honeybee Defensive Behaviour

Cited by 57 publications

References 19 publications

Proprioceptors involved in stinging response of the honeybee, Apis mellifera

Proprioceptors involved in stinging response of the honeybee, Apis mellifera

Diurnal and seasonal variation in defensive behavior of African bees Apis mellifera adansonii in Ghana

Use of Insect Repellents for Dispersing Defending Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

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