Foraging and homing behavior of honey bees (Apis mellifera) during a total solar eclipse

Waiker, Prashant; Baral, Saman S; Kennedy, Anissa; Bhatia, Shilpi; Rueppell, Anika; Le, Kevin; Amiri, Esmaeil; Tsuruda, Jennifer M.; Rueppell, Olav

doi:10.1007/s00114-018-1597-2

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“…In the literature, different terms are found for describing the main movements of animals, including insects, the most frequent ones being (i) dispersal, (ii) migration, and (iii) movement (see Holyoak et al [41] for a review). For movement types that do not correspond to dispersal or migration, the following terms are frequently used: Foraging [42,43], homing [44], home range [45], nomadism [46], routine movements [47], or searching behavior [48]. A valuable example of the methodological procedures that can be used for separating the different types of movements can be found in Singh et al [49].…”

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A Review of the Phenotypic Traits Associated with Insect Dispersal Polymorphism, and Experimental Designs for Sorting out Resident and Disperser Phenotypes

Renault

2020

Insects

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Dispersal represents a key life-history trait with several implications for the fitness of organisms, population dynamics and resilience, local adaptation, meta-population dynamics, range shifting, and biological invasions. Plastic and evolutionary changes of dispersal traits have been intensively studied over the past decades in entomology, in particular in wing-dimorphic insects for which literature reviews are available. Importantly, dispersal polymorphism also exists in wing-monomorphic and wingless insects, and except for butterflies, fewer syntheses are available. In this perspective, by integrating the very latest research in the fast moving field of insect dispersal ecology, this review article provides an overview of our current knowledge of dispersal polymorphism in insects. In a first part, some of the most often used experimental methodologies for the separation of dispersers and residents in wing-monomorphic and wingless insects are presented. Then, the existing knowledge on the morphological and life-history trait differences between resident and disperser phenotypes is synthetized. In a last part, the effects of range expansion on dispersal traits and performance is examined, in particular for insects from range edges and invasion fronts. Finally, some research perspectives are proposed in the last part of the review.

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A Review of the Phenotypic Traits Associated with Insect Dispersal Polymorphism, and Experimental Designs for Sorting out Resident and Disperser Phenotypes

Renault

2020

Insects

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“…The bees' activity during the progression (1020-1159 hr onwards) or extinction (1159-1344 hr onwards) phase of solar eclipse did not cease completely (Table 1). Galen et al (2018) and Waiker et al (2019) also reported similar results which may be due to the capacity of bees to make correction while dealing with cue mismatch i.e. change in light intensity (Zhang and Pahl, 2012).…”

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“…Hence, its absence will render the bees to stop foraging because of lack of compass for locating its nest. A number of studies have been conducted to understand the bees' behaviour during the event of total solar eclipse (Galen et al, 2018;Waiker et al, 2019), while limited literature are available on the effect of partial solar eclipse on bees. Since Apis mellifera (L), is an important hive bee species, ensures livelihood and food security to beekeepers and farmers, any adverse effect on its foraging either due to natural or anthropogenic activity will lead to huge loss.…”

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Partial Solar Eclipse Affects <i>Apis Mellifera</i> L Forging Activity

Choudhary,

Mohindru,

Kaur

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IJE

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Bees use sun’s position for navigation and thus a solar eclipse may affect this capability. Present study was conducted during partial solar eclipse on June 21, 2020 at Ludhiana, Punjab. Apis mellifera L foragers’ activity at the hive entrance was recorded through a digital bee counter. Bees’ activity increased normally, i.e. 771 and 823 bees/ 15 mins coming in and going out of the hive, respectively before the start of eclipsephase. At peak obscuration it decreased slightly but non-significantly. Changes in hive temperature andhumidity might have limited the recruitment of foragers. Hence, no peak activity was recorded duringpeak obscuration, which otherwise was recorded on ordinary days at 1345 hr.

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“…The use of cues based on the sun is known in many animals, and it has previously been suggested that the movement and position of the sun influence the orientation behavior of honeybee males (R. Currie, 1987; R. W. Currie & Jay, 1991). Indeed, the mating success and flight activity of males in this species remarkably decrease on cloudy and rainy days when these cues are unavailable and obscured (El‐Niweiri & Moritz, 2011; Lensky et al, 1985; Reyes et al, 2019; Waiker et al, 2019). This may indicate that, without these cues from the sun, their orientation toward the DCAs, but also their mating behavior, is disturbed; males have sex‐specific acute zones that consist of visual pigments that absorb mainly blue and UV light, enabling them to detect moving females against the blue sky (Gries & Koeniger, 1996; Menzel et al, 1991; Van Praagh et al, 1980; Streinzer et al, 2013; Vallet & Coles, 1993).…”

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Landscape features causing the local congregation of honeybee males (Apismellifera L.)

Hayashi

Satoh

2021

Ethology

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Aerial male congregation has been observed in eusocial Hymenoptera such as ants and bees. It is associated with mating and can help to minimize the frequency of inbreeding, which contributes to sustaining their society consisting of relatives. Male congregation often occurs at the same site each year. It has been suggested that there are factors defining the location for male congregation, but empirical evidence for this is currently scarce. In this study, landscape features for European honeybee male congregation areas, called drone congregation areas (DCAs), were evaluated by comparing DCA and non-DCA landscapes as well as those of the entire surveyed study area using a digital elevation model, digital surface model, and land-cover data. The observed DCAs were generally characterized as being open fields with few structures, having high levels of sun irradiance, and low elevation. The effective range of models that predicted the DCAs was smaller in the model with parameters considering objects above the terrain surface. The results provide an insight into the cues used by the bees to orientate and navigate themselves toward specific mating places, the mechanisms promoting the formation of local male congregations, and why certain locations are selected as mating places.

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Foraging and homing behavior of honey bees (Apis mellifera) during a total solar eclipse

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A Review of the Phenotypic Traits Associated with Insect Dispersal Polymorphism, and Experimental Designs for Sorting out Resident and Disperser Phenotypes

A Review of the Phenotypic Traits Associated with Insect Dispersal Polymorphism, and Experimental Designs for Sorting out Resident and Disperser Phenotypes

Partial Solar Eclipse Affects <i>Apis Mellifera</i> L Forging Activity

Landscape features causing the local congregation of honeybee males (Apismellifera L.)

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