Differential tending of worker and drone larvae of the honey bee,<i>Apis mellifera</i>, during the 60 hours prior to cell capping

Calderone, Nicholas W.; Kuenen, L. P. S.

doi:10.1051/apido:2003054

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“…Within the honey bee colony, worker larvae are infested 15-20 h prior to cell capping, and drone brood 40-50 h (Boot et al, 1992;Ifantidis et al, 1988), which may be one of the reasons for the higher invasion rate into drone brood cells. Another fact that contributes to the higher infestation of drone larvae is a more frequent and intensive tending of the drone larvae with the consequence that mites on nurse bees have a significantly more opportunity to reach a 5th instar drone brood cell than a worker cell (Calderone and Kuenen 2003;Fuchs 1990).…”

Section: Orientation and Host Findingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Biology and control of Varroa destructor

Rosenkranz

Aumeier

Ziegelmann

2010

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

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Section: Orientation and Host Findingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Biology and control of Varroa destructor

Rosenkranz

Aumeier

Ziegelmann

2010

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

1,352

1,539

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“…This is reflected in the increased tending of drone larvae (Calderone and Kuenen, 2003), and it obviously can be deduced from the weight gain of larvae during the larval period (Tab. I).…”

Section: Development and Nutrition Of Worker And Drone Larvaementioning

confidence: 99%

Differences in drone and worker physiology in honeybees (Apis mellifera)

2005

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-Drones and workers have completely different roles in a honeybee colony. This is reflected in many physiological, morphological and behavioural differences. Our overview mainly focuses on aspects of diet and metabolism in larvae and adults, and on the physiology of digestion. As larvae, drones have different protein and sugar requirements than workers, and in each life stage drones and workers differ in body composition (percentages of glycogen, lipids and proteins). Like queens, drones as adults are nourished by worker-prepared food, and compared to workers their ability to digest is reduced. Mature drones fly usually only under optimal weather conditions. Their flight metabolism and resting metabolism also differ from those of workers. We discuss these differences as adaptations to the different functions of the two sexes within the colony as a superorganism.nutrition / digestion / enzymes / energy metabolism / body reserves

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“…In contrast to the chemical attractants related to cell invasion by varroa mites, there are a number of physical correlates to cell invasion (Calderone and Kuenen 2003;Kuenen and Calderone 2000). The shape of the brood cell appears to influence preference for drone cells (de Ruijter and Calis 1988).…”

Section: Preference Of Mites For Drone Brood Versus Worker Broodmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reproductive biology of Varroa destructor in Africanized honey bees (Apis mellifera)

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Since its first contact with Apis mellifera, the population dynamics of the parasitic mite Varroa destructor varies from one region to another. In many regions of the world, apiculture has come to depend on the use of acaricides, because of the extensive damage caused by varroa to bee colonies. At present, the mite is considered to contribute to the recent decline of honey bee colonies in North America and Europe. Because in tropical climates worker brood rearing and varroa reproduction occurs all year round, it could be expected that here the impact of the parasite will be even more devastating. Yet, this has not been the case in tropical areas of South America. In Brazil, varroa was introduced more than 30 years ago and got established at low levels of infestation, without causing apparent damage to apiculture with Africanized honey bees (AHB). The tolerance of AHB to varroa is apparently attributable, at least in part, to resistance in the bees. The low fertility of this parasite in Africanized worker brood and the grooming and hygienic behavior of the bees are referred as important factors in keeping mite infestation low in the colonies. It has also been suggested that the type of mite influences the level of tolerance in a honey bee population. The Korea haplotype is predominant in unbalanced host-parasite systems, as exist in Europe, whereas in stable systems, as in Brazil, the Japan haplotype used to predominate. However, the patterns of varroa genetic variation have changed in Brazil. All recently sampled mites were of the Korea haplotype, regardless whether the mites had reproduced or not. The fertile mites on AHB in Brazil significantly increased from 56% in the 1980s to 86% in recent years. Nevertheless, despite the increased fertility, no increase in mite infestation rates in the colonies has been detected so far. A comprehensive literature review of varroa reproduction data, focusing on fertility and production of viable female mites, was conducted to provide insight into the Africanized bee host-parasite relationship.

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Differential tending of worker and drone larvae of the honey bee,Apis mellifera, during the 60 hours prior to cell capping

Cited by 19 publications

References 25 publications

Biology and control of Varroa destructor

Biology and control of Varroa destructor

Differences in drone and worker physiology in honeybees (Apis mellifera)

Reproductive biology of Varroa destructor in Africanized honey bees (Apis mellifera)

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