Honeybee health in South America

Maggi, Matías; Antúnez, Karina; Invernizzi, Ciro; Aldea, Patricia; Vargas, Marisol; Negri, Pedro; Brasesco, Constanza; Jong, David De; Message, Dejair; Teixeira, Érica Weinstein; Principal, Judith; Barrios, Carlos; Ruffinengo, Sergio; Silva, Rafael Rodríguez Da; Eguaras, Martín Javier

doi:10.1007/s13592-016-0445-7

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“…This low participation rate may be due to limited internet access (Gulati ) and a lack of organization at larger spatial scales (Conrad and Hilchey ; Maggi et al . ) or may reflect a lower level of interest among the citizens of developing countries (Pocock et al . ), possibly because potential respondents do not perceive any personal benefit from participation (eg no compensation) or due to a lack of personal resources or time to support participation.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…; Maggi et al . ); (2) coupling web‐based surveys with traditional face‐to‐face interviews in order to mitigate the (common) problem of limited internet access (Pocock et al . ) and the potential loss of interest in responding to online surveys due to the ever‐expanding amount of information available online and the large number of such requests; (3) performing face‐to‐face interviews as a means of reinforcing social links among volunteers and professionals/scientists (Van Rijsoort and Jinfeng ; Conrad and Hilchey ), and for mitigating the substantial distrust in public engagement in policy development that prevails in many developing countries; and (4) standardizing questionnaires for large‐scale projects (Danielsen et al .…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It has been suggested that limited networking, organizational, and collaboration capacities are the most common factors that slow the implementation of large‐scale citizen‐science programs in developing countries (Conrad and Hilchey ; Maggi et al . ; Pocock et al . ).…”

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Citizen science in developing countries: how to improve volunteer participation

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Frontiers in Ecol & Environ

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Citizen science is a powerful tool for connecting members of the public with research and for obtaining large amounts of data. However, it is far less commonly implemented in developing countries than in developed countries. We conducted a large‐scale citizen‐science program monitoring honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony losses in Argentina to examine how a national consortium composed of local coordinators and two different recruitment strategies influenced volunteer participation. These strategies consisted of online questionnaires and face‐to‐face interviews with beekeepers to record bee health issues. We found that use of both recruitment strategies was necessary because they reached different volunteer profiles and different locations, and therefore influenced the survey's results. Furthermore, public participation increased when the number of local coordinators was higher, regardless of recruitment strategy. These findings could also apply to other developing countries, where lack of internet access for some potential volunteers, logistical constraints such as long distances, and poor infrastructure hamper implementing large‐scale citizen‐science programs.

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Citizen science in developing countries: how to improve volunteer participation

Réquier

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Frontiers in Ecol & Environ

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“…Environmental, agrochemical, parasitic, and pathogenic stressors have increased the frequency and intensity of colony failure and collapse phenomena [2,3]. It has been shown that most honeybee colony loss occurs during the winter season [4,5].…”

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Abscisic acid enhances cold tolerance in honeybee larvae

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The natural composition of nutrients present in food is a key factor determining the immune function and stress responses in the honeybee (Apis mellifera). We previously demonstrated that a supplement of abscisic acid (ABA), a natural component of nectar, pollen, and honey, increases honeybee colony survival overwinter. Here we further explored the role of ABA in in vitro-reared larvae exposed to low temperatures. Four-day-old larvae (L4) exposed to 258C for 3 days showed lower survival rates and delayed development compared to individuals growing at a standard temperature (348C). Cold-stressed larvae maintained higher levels of ABA for longer than do larvae reared at 348C, suggesting a biological significance for ABA. Larvae fed with an ABA-supplemented diet completely prevent the low survival rate due to cold stress and accelerate adult emergence. ABA modulates the expression of genes involved in metabolic adjustments and stress responses: Hexamerin 70b, Insulin Receptor Substrate, Vitellogenin, and Heat Shock Proteins 70. AmLANCL2, the honeybee ABA receptor, is also regulated by cold stress and ABA. These results support a role for ABA increasing the tolerance of honeybee larvae to low temperatures through priming effects.

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“…The health status of beehives is a global concern (Evans and Schwarz, 2011;Maggi et al, 2016). This study contributes substantially to our limited knowledge about the health status of Chilean beehives in relation to the studied pathologies.…”

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confidence: 87%