Ranking pollen from bee plants according to their protein contribution to honey bees

Liolios, Vasilis; Tananaki, Chrysoula; Dimou, Maria; Kanelis, Dimitrios; Goras, Georgios; Karazafiris, Emmanouel; Thrasyvoulou, Andreas

doi:10.1080/00218839.2016.1173353

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“…The nutrient composition of the different pollen types can be an important aspect. For example, Liolios et al (2016) found that Olea pollen contained 17.26% of proteins, while other species belonging to Polygonaceae, Fabaceae, Asteraceae or Brassicaceae, also consumed by C. carnea in the present study, presented more proteins in their composition than Olea pollen. Additionally, since the olive tree flowering period takes a few days, in an olive grove agroecosystem poor in flowering plants, the adults would rely only on settled Olea pollen for most of the season, and therefore, the insect reliance on this pollen could be deleteriously affected by strong rains or other unfavourable conditions that could remove the settled pollen.…”

Section: Anemophilous Pollensupporting

confidence: 40%

Pollen feeding habits of Chrysoperla carnea s.l. adults in the olive grove agroecosystem

Villa

Somavilla

Santos

et al. 2019

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment

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Chrysoperla carnea s.l. (Stephens) larvae are important natural enemies in agroecosystems. However, adults feed on honeydew excreted by hemipterans, and pollen and nectar from flowering plants. Pollen is essential for egg production, but to our knowledge, the pollen diet of C. carnea in perennial crops has never been addressed. In this work, the objective was to study the diversity and potential selection of pollen types consumed by C. carnea in the olive grove agroecosystem. For this study, C. carnea adults were captured from April to December of 2012 and 2013, and simultaneously, inventories of the plant diversity were obtained in olive orchards and adjacent scrubland and herbaceous patches. The pollen types contained in C. carnea guts were identified by microscopy and compared with the pollen types in the environment using Jacobs`s second selection index. The results indicated that (i) C. carnea females and males captured in the olive tree canopy visited scrub and herbaceous vegetation patches; (ii) they fed on different anemophilous and entomophilous pollen types from tree and scrub (Olea europaea, Fabaceae, Pinaceae, Cistaceae or Ericaceae) and herbaceous (Asteraceae, Apicaceae, Brassicaceae, Poaceae, Rumex type or Plantago type) strata; and (iii) adults fed not only on flowers but also on pollen settled on vegetation surfaces. Here, we demonstrated that C. carnea could benefit not only from the diversity of entomophilous pollen during the plant flowering periods but also from other pollens that could remain in the environment in different periods. This has important implications for the management of the floral diversity adjacent to the crop.

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Section: Anemophilous Pollensupporting

confidence: 40%

Pollen feeding habits of Chrysoperla carnea s.l. adults in the olive grove agroecosystem

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Somavilla

Santos

et al. 2019

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“…As such, bee pollen is a mixture of materials from different plant species containing pollen mixed with nectar and bee secretions that bind the grains together (FEÁS et al, 2012;KOMOSINSKA-VASSEV et al, 2015;BÁRBARA et al, 2015;ZHOU et al, 2015). Bees collect pollen from a large number of taxa, but only a few of these contribute significantly to their nutritional requirements (LIOLIOS et al, 2015).…”

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Phytochemical analysis and botanical origin of Apis mellifera bee pollen from the municipality of Canavieiras, Bahia State, Brazil

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Barreto

Sper

et al. 2018

Braz. J. Food Technol.

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An Apis mellifera bee pollen sample from Bahia state in Brazil was studied to evaluate its botanical origin and phytochemical composition. The bee pollen sample was collected in the municipality of Canavieiras, in an area with a very high predominance of Cocos nucifera L (Aracaceae), which was identified as the major taxon (99%), thus being the possible botanical origin of this pollen. The main constituents found in the non-polar extract analysed by GC-EI-MS were saturated fatty acids and long chain esters, together with phytosterols such as ergosta-5,24(28)-dien-3-ol, campesterol and sitosterol, detected in smaller quantities. Flavonoid glycosides, as well as hydroxycinnamic acid amide derivatives were detected in the polar extract analysed by HPLC-ESI-MS/MS. The presence of flavonoid glycosides, hydroxycinnamic acid amide derivatives, fatty acids and phytosterols have been reported in many bee pollen taxa. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study of the chemical composition of bee pollen from C. nucifera , which is cultivated for its coconut fruit.

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“…Accordingly, Altaye et al (2010) indicated to the nutrient intake of broodless workers was directly related to their own physiological requirements and not based on the protein level in the presented diet. Additionally, bees do not collect pollens based on their protein content (Liolios et al, 2016).…”

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Physiological Effects of Some Pollen Substitutes Diets on Caged Honey Bee Workers (Apis mellifera L.)

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Nutritional value of four proteinaceous diets and their physiological effects on honey bee workers were evaluated under laboratory conditions. The tested diets were as follows: diet 1 – date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) syrup, skimmed milk powder and dried brewer's yeast, diet 2 – Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.), Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) powders and dried brewer's yeast, diet 3 – chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) flour, wheat germ and dried brewer's yeast and diet 4 - soybean meal, skimmed milk powder and dried brewer's yeast, beside a control group (bee bread). Caged Carniolan honey bee workers were used in the experiments. The consumption rate, workers longevity, development degree of hypopharyngeal glands (HPG), and weight of rectal contents were determined. The greatest consumption rate was recorded for the control group while the lowest one was recorded for diet 4. Feeding bees on diet 3 gave the longest longevity (LT50= 27.0 days) among the tested diets and as a second rank after bees in the control group (LT50 = 29.0 days) while diet 4 showed the lowest longevity (LT50 =20.5 days). The highest HPG development degree (3.78) was recorded for 9 days old bees in the control group, followed by diet 3 (3.24) while the lowest degree (2.14) was to diet 4. The weight of rectal contents of honey bee workers was 13.43, 16.03 and 16.12 mg/bee/3 days for diet 3, diet 1 and diet 2, respectively, suggesting the suitability of these diets to bees. In light of this study, diet 3 and 2 have the best physiological effects for bees with good nutritional values.

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Ranking pollen from bee plants according to their protein contribution to honey bees

Cited by 85 publications

References 56 publications

Pollen feeding habits of Chrysoperla carnea s.l. adults in the olive grove agroecosystem

Pollen feeding habits of Chrysoperla carnea s.l. adults in the olive grove agroecosystem

Phytochemical analysis and botanical origin of Apis mellifera bee pollen from the municipality of Canavieiras, Bahia State, Brazil

Physiological Effects of Some Pollen Substitutes Diets on Caged Honey Bee Workers (Apis mellifera L.)

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