The Venom of the Honeybee (Apis Mellifera): I. General Character

O’Connor, Rod; Henderson, Giles; Nelson, David Albert; Parker, Reno; Peck, M. Larry

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“…The amount of venom carried by an individual worker bee has been estimated to be of the order of 1 to 2 mg of liquid with -0.1 mg of dried material per sting (O'Connor et al, 1967). It is readily miscible with water or dilute acid and contains an estimated 12% of solid material.…”

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Chemistry and Pharmacology of Honey-bee Venom

Banks

Shipolini

1986

Venoms of the Hymenoptera

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Chemistry and Pharmacology of Honey-bee Venom

Banks

Shipolini

1986

Venoms of the Hymenoptera

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“…Usually solitary wasp venoms are employed primarily to paralyze and then kill prey [23]. Although Vespinae subfamily produces venoms that are efficient for hunting and self-defense, the most effective venom regarding defense is that of Apis mellifera [8,22]. Its main component is melittin, a powerful detergent that provokes hemolysis of red blood cells [30,31].…”

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Effects of the European hornet (Vespa crabro Linnaeus 1761) crude venom on its own species

Nadolski

2013

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Disea

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BackgroundLethal dose 50% is a classical index of toxicity that usually employs small rodents as experimental animals. Therefore, scarce data are available on the effects of venom on invertebrates, particularly the impact of wasp venom on its own species.FindingsIn the present study, the lethality of Vespa crabro venom on its own species was studied. Lethal dose 50% values of crude venom on workers of hornet Vespa crabro were estimated to be 4.0 mg/kg of body weight.ConclusionsWasps can use their venom apparatus effectively when attacking foreign workers that appear in the immediate vicinity of their nest. The toxins released during stinging are potent enough to kill. The result of this study eliminates the popular myth that venomous animals can be resistant to their own venom.

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“…Vespinae produce venoms, which by of its composition is effective in obtaining food as well as in defense (Nadolski, 2000). However, in the defense aspect, the most effective is the venom of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) (O'Connor, et al, 1967). The main component of this toxin is melittin, one of the most effective detergents that causing red blood cell haemolysis and damage cells of muscles (Banks & Shipolini, 1986;Nabil et al, 1988).…”

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Effects of Colors and Appearance of the Potential Aggressor on Defensive Behavior of Vespa crabro L. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Colonies.

Nadolski¹

2013

Sociobiology

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Defensive behavior of the European hornet Vespa crabro colonies were studied using the dummy and balloons in different colors. The strong aggressiveness level of hornet's workers was caused by dark colors (black and brown) and orange. The colors white and green did not cause their attack. However, the strongest reactions of hornets were caused by dummy with the animal snout and dark hair on the head. Thus people who are near wasp colonies should have clothes in white or green and hair obscured but when the whole nest is eliminate, they have to have a safe outfit properly constructed.

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The Venom of the Honeybee (Apis Mellifera): I. General Character

Cited by 12 publications

References 7 publications

Chemistry and Pharmacology of Honey-bee Venom

Chemistry and Pharmacology of Honey-bee Venom

Effects of the European hornet (Vespa crabro Linnaeus 1761) crude venom on its own species

Effects of Colors and Appearance of the Potential Aggressor on Defensive Behavior of Vespa crabro L. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Colonies.

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