Comparative Value of Different Pollens in the Nutrition of Osmia Lignaria

Levin, M. D.; Haydak, Mykola H.

doi:10.1080/0005772x.1957.11095007

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“…Levin and Haydak (1957) found that Taraxacum hindered complete larval development of Osmia lignaria whereas Herbert et al (1970) and Loper and Berdel (1980) stated that no brood could be produced by Taraxacum fed honeybees, while Genissel et al (2002) observed high rates of oophagy and 100% larval ejection in bumblebee micro-colonies fed with this single pollen. Loper and Berdel (1980) and Loper and Cohen (1987) assumed that poor brood rearing capabilities by new honeybee workers fed pure Taraxacum were due to deficiencies or inadequate ratios of at least four amino-acids.…”

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“…Nevertheless the protein efficacy was approximately four times higher with mixes, than with single pollens. Previously, the only authors to consider such a parameter were Levin and Haydak (1957).…”

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“…Few studies on solitary bees have been published: Levin and Haydak (1957) tested the nutritive value of several pollens by measuring the mortality of larvae and the peak weight of surviving Osmia lignaria; whereas Roulston and Cane (2002) assessed the body weight of adult Lasioglossum zephyrum fed pollen diets with different protein concentrations.…”

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Nutritive value of 15 single pollens and pollen mixes tested on larvae produced by bumblebee workers (Bombus terrestris, Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Tasei¹,

Aupinel²

2008

Apidologie

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-Laboratory trials were performed at 27• C on micro-colonies comprised of three Bombus terrestris workers. They were fed with syrup and pollen paste ad libitum. The micro-colonies were terminated on the 14th day after egg-laying. Two bioassays tested the nutritive value of 6 pure pollens and 9 commercial pollen mixes on bumblebee larvae. Among 10 criteria tested, the most sensitive to the different pollens were the mean weight of larvae and the rate of discarded larvae. Differentiation between treatments was easier with single pollens that ranged from 14.4% to 24.9% crude protein for Helianthus and Castanea respectively, than with mixes that ranged from 12.9% to 17.6%. The best performance ranking was assigned to Castanea, Papaver and Rubus, which produced larvae weighing 110-150 mg, the lowest to Helianthus and Cistus which resulted in larvae of 20-50 mg. The largest larvae (240 mg) were produced with the mix at 96% Brassica and 15.9% protein and the smallest with the mix at the lowest protein content (12.9%) assembling Picris, Hedera, Amaranthus, Solanum, Helianthus and graminaceae.Bombus terrestris / Bumble bee / larva / nutritive value / pollen

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Nutritive value of 15 single pollens and pollen mixes tested on larvae produced by bumblebee workers (Bombus terrestris, Hymenoptera: Apidae)

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2008

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“…The Osmiini are of particular interest for studies of the evolution of floral relationships because some species can easily be reared in trap nests or under caged conditions. This feature has enabled studies on the acceptance of novel pollen hosts by adult bees (Strickler, 1979;Williams, 2003;Praz et al, in press) and on pollen digestion by larvae (Levin and Haydak, 1957;Suarez-Cervera et al, 1994;Dobson and Peng, 1997;Williams, 2003;Praz et al, 2008). Studies combining experiments on the physiological capacities of bees with a phylogenetic approach are most promising to elucidate underlying mechanisms of bee-flower relationships in general (Williams, 2003).…”

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Phylogeny and biogeography of bees of the tribe Osmiini (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

Praz¹,

Müller²,

Danforth³

et al. 2008

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

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KeywordsBiogeography Bayesian analysis Maximum likelihood Ancestral Character evolution Nesting behavior a b s t r a c tThe Osmiini (Megachilidae) constitute a taxonomically and biologically diverse tribe of bees. To resolve their generic and suprageneric relationships, we inferred a phylogeny based on three nuclear genes (Elongation factor 1-a, LW-rhodopsin and CAD) applying both parsimony and Bayesian methods. Our phylogeny, which includes 95 osmiine species representing 18 of the 19 currently recognized genera, is well resolved with high support for most basal nodes. The core osmiine genera were found to form a well-supported monophyletic group, but four small genera, Noteriades, Afroheriades, Pseudoheriades and possibly Ochreriades, formerly included in the Osmiini, do not appear to belong within this tribe. Our phylogeny results in the following taxonomic changes: Stenosmia and Hoplosmia are reduced to subgeneric rank in Hoplitis and Osmia, respectively, Micreriades is recognized as a subgenus in Hoplitis and the subgenus Nasutosmia is transferred from Hoplitis to Osmia. We inferred a biogeographic scenario for the Osmiini applying maximum likelihood inference and models of character evolution. We provide evidence that the Osmiini originated in the Palearctic, and that extensive exchanges occurred between the Palearctic and the Nearctic. The latter finding may relate to the fact that many osmiine species nest in wood or in stems , facilitating dispersal by overseas transport of the nests.

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“…Dried old pollen may have very negative effects on bee growth (reduced dry weight of heads, thoraces and abdomens), on the development of hypopharyngeal glands and on brood rearing (Levin and Haydak, 1957;Haydak, 1961Haydak, , 1963Hagendorn and Moeller, 1968). But the degree of impairment depends mainly on the drying methods (Groot, 1953;Maurizio, 1958Maurizio, , 1960.…”

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Comparison of the effects of two kinds of commercially available pollen on colony development and queen production in the bumble bee Bombus terrestris L (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

1996

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Summary — The effects of two kinds of stored pollen (fresh and dried, kept in the freezer) on individuals and colonies of Bombus terrestris were investigated. The pattern of colony development, and the number and biomass of workers and males were similar for colonies fed on fresh-frozen pollen (FFP) and dried-frozen pollen (DFP). However, queens reared on DFP were smaller, had lower biomass, higher mortality and produced smaller colonies than queens reared on FFP.

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Comparative Value of Different Pollens in the Nutrition of Osmia Lignaria

Cited by 60 publications

References 8 publications

Nutritive value of 15 single pollens and pollen mixes tested on larvae produced by bumblebee workers (Bombus terrestris, Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Nutritive value of 15 single pollens and pollen mixes tested on larvae produced by bumblebee workers (Bombus terrestris, Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Phylogeny and biogeography of bees of the tribe Osmiini (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

Comparison of the effects of two kinds of commercially available pollen on colony development and queen production in the bumble bee Bombus terrestris L (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

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