Electroantennogram reveals a strong correlation between the passion of honeybee and the properties of the volatile

Zhao, Jieliang; Li, Zhiqiang; Zhao, Zhenyu; Yang, Yunqiang; Yan, Shaoze

doi:10.1002/brb3.1603

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“…For olfactory communication, honeybees use their antennae to recognize and respond to specific odors. Recent studies have revealed the bees’ distinct electrophysiological responses to different chemicals with quantifiable preferences ( 9 ). Olfactory communication with pheromones is crucial for many coordinated processes inside a honeybee colony, such as caste recognition, regulating foraging activities, and alarm broadcasting ( 10 – 12 ).…”

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Flow-mediated olfactory communication in honeybee swarms

Nguyen

Iuzzolino

Mankel

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Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Honeybee swarms are a landmark example of collective behavior. To become a coherent swarm, bees locate their queen by tracking her pheromones. But how can distant individuals exploit these chemical signals, which decay rapidly in space and time? Here, we combine a behavioral assay with the machine vision detection of organism location and scenting (pheromone propagation via wing fanning) behavior to track the search and aggregation dynamics of the honeybee Apis mellifera L. We find that bees collectively create a scenting-mediated communication network by arranging in a specific spatial distribution where there is a characteristic distance between individuals and directional signaling away from the queen. To better understand such a flow-mediated directional communication strategy, we developed an agent-based model where bee agents obeying simple, local behavioral rules exist in a flow environment in which the chemical signals diffuse and decay. Our model serves as a guide to exploring how physical parameters affect the collective scenting behavior and shows that increased directional bias in scenting leads to a more efficient aggregation process that avoids local equilibrium configurations of isotropic (nondirectional and axisymmetric) communication, such as small bee clusters that persist throughout the simulation. Our results highlight an example of extended classical stigmergy: Rather than depositing static information in the environment, individual bees locally sense and globally manipulate the physical fields of chemical concentration and airflow.

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Flow-mediated olfactory communication in honeybee swarms

Nguyen

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Mankel

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“…Holzer & Shimoyama (1997) groundbreakingly controlled a live cockroach to walk along a black line by stimulating its antenna with an electronic backpack. Similarly, since physical activities of antenna can affect the motion of insects, the electroantennography (EAG) of honeybees under different odors was investigated to analyze the response of samples in order to provide physical support to control live honeybees (Zhao et al, 2020). Furthermore, cyborgs with other functional modules, such as a kind of electrical stimulated cyborg mounted on a sound source localization module, came out (Latif et al, 2016 demonstrated the achievement of free-flight thrust control of cyborg beetles (Vo Doan et al, 2015).…”

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Behavioral control and changes in brain activity of honeybee during flapping

2021

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Introduction: Insect cyborg is a kind of novel robot based on insect-machine interface and principles of neurobiology. The key idea is to stimulate live insects by specific stimuli; thus, the flight trajectory of insects could be controlled as anticipated. However, the neuroregulatory mechanism of insect flight has not been elucidated completely at present. Methods:To explore the neuro-mechanism of insect flight behaviors, a series of electrical stimulation was applied on the optic lobes of semi-constrained honeybees. Times of flight initiation, flapping frequency, and duration were recorded by a high-speed camera. In addition, flapping and steering initiation experiments of the cyborg honeybee were verified. Moreover, series of local field potential signals of optic lobes during flapping were collected, pre-processed to remove baseline wander and DC components, then analyzed by power spectrum estimation.Results: A quantitative optimization method and optimal stimulation parameters of flight initiation were presented. Stimulation results showed that the flapping duration differed greatly while the flapping frequency varied with little difference among different individuals. Moreover, there was always a fluctuation peak around 20-30 Hz in power spectral density (PSD) curves during flapping, distinguishing from calm state, which indicated some brain activity changes during flapping. Conclusions:Our study presented a range of relatively optimal electrical parameters to initiate honeybee flight behavior. Meanwhile, the regularity of flapping duration and flapping frequency under electrical stimulations with different parameters were given.The feasibility of controlling a honeybee's flight behavior by brain electrical stimulation was verified through the flapping and steering initiation experiment of honeybees under semi-constrained state. PSD fluctuations reflected changes in brain activity during flapping and that those fluctuation characteristics at the specific frequency band could be sensitive determinants to distinguish whether the honeybee was flying or not, which benefits our understanding of honeybee's flapping behavior and furthers the study of honeybee cyborgs.

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“…Recent studies have revealed the bees' distinct electrophysiological responses to different chemicals with quantifiable preferences [Zhao et al, 2020]. Olfactory communication with pheromones is crucial for many coordinated processes inside a honey bee colony, such as caste-recognition, regulating foraging activities, and alarm-broadcasting [Trhlin et al, 2011, Pankiw et al, 1998, Lensky and Cassier, 1995.…”

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Flow-Mediated Olfactory Communication in Honey Bee Swarms

Nguyen

Iuzzolino

Mankel

et al. 2020

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Honey bee swarms are a landmark example of collective behavior. To become a coherent swarm, bees locate their queen by tracking her pheromones, but how can distant individuals exploit these chemical signals which decay rapidly in space and time? Here, we combine a novel behavioral assay with the machine vision detection of organism location and scenting behavior to track the search and aggregation dynamics of the honey bee Apis mellifera L. We find that bees collectively create a communication network to propagate pheromone signals, by arranging in a specific spatial distribution where there is a characteristic distance between individuals and a characteristic direction in which individuals broadcast the signals. To better understand such a flow–mediated directional communication strategy, we connect our experimental results to an agent–based model where virtual bees with simple, local behavioral rules, exist in a flow environment. Our model shows that increased directional bias leads to a more efficient aggregation process that avoids local equilibrium configurations of isotropic communication, such as small bee clusters that persist throughout the simulation. Our results highlight a novel example of extended classical stigmergy: rather than depositing static information in the environment, individual bees locally sense and globally manipulate the physical fields of chemical concentration and airflow.

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Electroantennogram reveals a strong correlation between the passion of honeybee and the properties of the volatile

Abstract: Insects depend on the detection of volatile compounds through their specialized olfactory sensilla for basic functions like foraging, preda

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Flow-mediated olfactory communication in honeybee swarms

Flow-mediated olfactory communication in honeybee swarms

Behavioral control and changes in brain activity of honeybee during flapping

Flow-Mediated Olfactory Communication in Honey Bee Swarms

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