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Thompson, Catherine Eleanor. "The health and status of the feral honeybee (Apis mellifera sp.) and Apis mellifera mellifera population of the UK." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2010. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/5211/.
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While declines in managed honeybee colonies are well documented, little is known about the health and status of feral honeybee populations. To date no studies have considered the wider pathogen burden in feral colonies, whether they represent a genetically distinct population, a remnant native population or a unique source of genetic resistance. Chapter 2 investigates disease prevalence in managed and feral honeybee colonies. Deformed wing virus was shown to be 2.4 fold higher in feral than managed honeybees. Managed honeybee colonies not treated for Varroa showed similar levels of deformed wing virus to that of feral colonies. In the absence of managing the Varroa mite, feral populations are subject to potentially lethal levels of DWV. Such a finding provides evidence to explain the large decline in the feral population, and the importance of feral colonies as potential pathogen reservoirs is discussed. Chapter 3 investigates the ecology, racial composition and survival of feral honeybee colonies. Over 47% of colonies were lost during the course of this study, confirming observations of large scale losses within the feral population. Only 12 colonies were seen to persist for 2.5 years, although the original queen swarmed or was replaced during this time. Feral colonies were shown to be genetically similar to local managed colonies, differing, albeit significantly, by only 2.3%. The implications for feral honeybee health are explored. Feral colonies are highly introgressed and do not represent remnant populations of A. m. mellifera. Breeding efforts for the native bee are explored in Chapter 4 and 5. Honeybee colonies within breeding programs are shown to be of variable purity, but most successfully maintaining stocks at a higher level of A. m. mellifera than the background average from FERAs Random Apiary Survey samples. Methods to improve the success of breeding efforts and move the selection focus away from indices based wing morphometry are discussed.
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Katinienė, Aurelija. "Tranų (apis mellifera l.) skraidymo ritmai." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2007. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2007~D_20070816_170848-57136.
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2004 ir 2006 m. birželio – rugpjūčio mėn. buvo tiriama medunešių bičių (Apis mellifera L.) tranų skraidymo pradžia, tranų skraidymo dinamika dienos metu ir kokią įtaką jai daro aplinkos temperatūra. Įvertintas išskrendančių ir atskrendančių į tą pačią bičių šeimą tranų skaičius bei tranų skridimas į svetimas bi��ių šeimas. Ištirta 6 stipresnės ir 5 silpnesnės bičių šeimos. Buvo skaičiuojami per 2 min. iš avilio išskridę, po to per 2 min. į avilį atskridę tranai. Kiekvienos bičių šeimos tranai buvo pažymėti skirtinga spalva. Žymėti tranai turėjo savo individualius numerius. Tyrimų rezultatai parodė, tranai pradeda skraidyti 5 parų amžiaus. Tranų skraidymas dieną prasideda nuo 12 val., o baigiasi 18 val. Jų išskridimas iš bičių šeimų pasiekia maksimumą apie 15 val., o sugrįžimas po skraidymo – apie 17 val. Esant daugiau nei 25ºC šilumos tranų skridimas iš šeimų pasiekia maksimumą apie 15 – 16 val., o sugrįžimas į jas – apie 17val. Kiekvienoje bičių šeimoje yra pusiausvyra tarp išskrendančių ir atskrendančių į ją tranų skaičiaus. Po skraidymo sugrįžtantys į bičių šeimą tranai yra dviejų rūšių: pasirenkantys tik savo šeimą ir pasirenkantys ne tik savo, bet ir kitas bičių šeimas (daugiau nei vieną šeimą).During 2004 and 2006 June – August research was made to ascertain honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) drones starting to fly, their flying dynamic during the day and how it depends on surroundings temperature. Were counted numbers of drones flying in and out the same honeybees colonies and number of drones flying to the other honeybees colonies. For research were taken 6 stronger and 5 weaker honeybees colonies. Were counted number of drones flying out of the hive in 2 minutes period, after - were counted number flying in drones for the same period. Each colony drones were marked in different color and every marked drone had individual number. Researches showed that drones start to fly at the age of 5 days. During the day they begin to fly from 12 p.m. and stop flying at around 6 p.m. Highest number of drones flying out of hive is around 3 p.m., flying in - around 5 p.m. Each honeybees colony keeps balance between flying in and out of hive drones. Here are two kinds of drones, returning back to honeybees colony after flying: the ones, who choose only their own colony, and the others, that choose not only own colony, but others too (more than one colony).
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Garcia, Fernanda Wiesel. "Identificação de vírus que afetam apis mellifera associados ao ácaro ectoparasita varroa destructor em apiários do Rio Grande do Sul." Universidade Federal do Pampa, 2014. http://dspace.unipampa.edu.br:8080/xmlui/handle/riu/586.
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A apicultura é uma atividade de importância econômica e ambiental. O clima e a flora do Brasil somados à presença da abelha africanizada conferem um excelente potencial apícola. Entretanto, as abelhas são suscetíveis a uma variedade de doenças. Vários são os patógenos que podem acometer abelhas melíferas, sendo o foco deste trabalho a relação entre o ácaro Varroa destructor e os vírus que acometem abelhas. V. destructor é um ectoparasita, sendo a varroose, doença causada por este ácaro, responsável pela mortalidade de milhares de colônias de Apis mellifera em várias partes do mundo. Entretanto, os danos causados pela varroose variam com a raça de abelhas e condições climáticas. Embora o ácaro cause poucos danos nas colônias de abelhas africanizadas no Brasil, a coexistência deste ectoparasita com determinados tipos virais pode comprometer seriamente a saúde da colônia, uma vez que muitos destes vírus tem sua transmissão relacionada ao ectoparasita, apontando este como um vetor da infecção. Portanto, faz-se necessária a identificação de quais vírus estão associados ao ácaro e que, possivelmente, utilizam-se do ácaro como vetor. Dentro deste contexto, objetivamos verificar a existência de vírus associados ao ácaro V. destructor em espécimes coletadas em apiários de diferentes regiões do Rio Grande do Sul. Foram realizadas coletas de ácaros em apiários localizados em oito municípios gaúchos. A partir das amostras coletadas, foi realizada extração de RNA total e síntese de cDNA. O cDNA sintetizado foi submetido à PCR utilizando-se 9 pares de primers para detecção de vírus que afetam abelhas e um par de primers para controle endógeno. As amostras foram submetidas a eletroforese em gel de agarose. Identificou-se, em três apiários, a presença dos vírus SBV (Vírus da Cria Ensacada) e VDV-1 (Vírus Varroa destructor-1) associados ao ácaro V. destructor. Estes dados são inéditos uma vez que estudos semelhantes nunca foram realizados no Brasil ou em abelhas africanizadas e poderão servir de base no desenvolvimento de programas de controle deste parasita.
Beekeeping is an activity that has both economic and environmental importance. Brazil has excellent climate and flora for beekeeping, and alongside the presence of Africanized bee populations, it has great potential for apiculture. However, Apis mellifera bees are susceptible to a variety of diseases. There are several pathogens that can affect honeybees and the focus of this work is to assess the relationship between the Varroa destructor mite and viruses that affect bees in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. V. destructor is an ectoparasite and the disease caused by this mite may be responsible for the death of thousands of colonies of A. mellifera in several parts of the world. However, the damage caused by the varroa mite vary according to the race of the affected bees and weather conditions. Although the varroa mite cause little damage in colonies of Africanized bees in Brazil, the coexistence of this ectoparasite with certain types of viruses can seriously compromise the health of the colony, since many of these viruses use the mite for transmission, pointing this as a probable vector. Therefore, it is necessary to identify which viruses are associated with the mite and that possibly use it as vector. Within this context, the objective of this work is to verify the presence of viruses associated with the V. destructor mite in specimens collected in apiaries in different regions of Rio Grande do Sul. Mite collections were made in apiaries located in eight different cities in the state. Collected samples were subjected to total RNA extrection and cDNA synthesis was performed. The synthesized cDNA was subjected to PCR using nine primer pairs for detection of viruses affecting bee and one pair of primers for endogenous control. Amplified samples were subjected to electrophoresis on agarose gel. With this work, we have been able to identify in the presence of SBV and VDV-1 virus associated with V. destructor mite in three different apiaries. The obtained data are novel, since similar studies have never been conducted before in Brazil or using Africanized bee colonies, and could be used as basis in development of control strategies of this parasite.
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Lindström, Malin. "Detection of Honey Bee Viruses in Apis mellifera and Apis cerana." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-154663.
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Two species of bees in the genus Apis, real honey bees, has long been of interest for man. These two are the European honey bee, Apis mellifera, and the Asian honey bee, Apis cerana. In Vietnam, beekeeping is of great importance, both with A.cerana and A.mellifera. The aim of this project was to investigate if the introduction of the European honey bee in Asia has affected the Asian honey bee, and whether different pathogens from A.mellifera have been transferred to A.cerana. Totally 40 samples, 20 from every species, were analysed for 8 different viruses. RNA was extracted and analysed with qRT-PCR. The results showed that 5 different viruses were present in the samples, DWV, CBPV, BQCV, SPV and SBV. SPV and SBV were only found occasionally while DWV, CBPV and BQCV were present in the majority of the samples. Differences in virus titres between the two bee species were significant for CBPV and BQCV, however the result for DWV titres was not considered significant. DWV therefore seem to be a ubiquitous virus in Vietnamese beekeeping irrespective of species. Further, the results cannot describe the influence or origin of the viruses but only confirm their presence. Additional investigations are needed in order to answer this question.
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ARAÚJO, Whakamys Lourenço de. "Toxicidade de neonicotinóides sobre abelhas (Apis mellifera)." Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, 2015. http://dspace.sti.ufcg.edu.br:8080/jspui/handle/riufcg/726.
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O cultivo do meloeiro (Cucumis melo L.) é de grande importância para a economia brasileira. Seu cultivo tem demonstrado significativa expansão nas duas últimas décadas, especialmente nas regiões Semiáridas do Nordeste. Apesar dos fatores favoráveis à produtividade do meloeiro, vale salientar fatores limitantes, destacando-se os danos ocasionados por pragas que destroem o cultivo e, consequentemente, diminuindo a colheita, obrigando que medidas de controle sejam adotadas. Entres estas, estão aplicações de inseticidas químicos, entre eles os neonicotinoides. Estudos têm demonstrado os danos colaterais destes inseticidas a insetos benéficos como abelhas, que por sua vez são de fundamental importância para a polinização de 90% das angiospermas, principalmente para o melão. Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a toxicidade de neonicotinoides empregados para o controle de pragas na cultura do meloeiro à abelhas A. mellifera Linnaeus. Os bioensaios foram realizados em laboratório, sendo tomadas medidas repetidas no tempo de mortalidade para os produtos comerciais Actara 250 WG (tiametoxam), Evidence 700 WG (imidacloprid), Mospilan (acetamipride) e Orfeu (acetamipride). A exposição das abelhas aos compostos foi realizada por meio de pulverização e ingestão de alimento contaminado com as maiores e menores doses recomendadas pelos fabricantes. Independente do modo de exposição, tiametoxam, imidaclopride e acetamipride (duas formulações) foram tóxicos, diminuindo o tempo de vida útil das abelhas em até 1, 2, 11 e 11 dias, respectivamente, quando comparados com a testemunha, que por sua vez sobreviveram 18 dias, em média. O inseticida tiametoxam foi extremamente tóxico quando pulverizado sobre as abelhas, bem como quando contaminante da dieta ingerida. O imidaclopride também apresentou toxicidade em ambos os experimentos, sendo depois do tiametoxam o mais tóxicos. O inseticida acetamipride apresentou toxicidade, porém não tão alta, quanto às observadas com o tiametoxam e o imidaclopride.
The cultivation of melon (Cucumis melo L.) is of great importance for the Brazilian economy, especially in semiarid regions of the Northeast. Despite the favorable factors to the yield of melon other limiting factors have been highlighted as the damage caused by pests, which undertake to harvest, requiring that control measures are adopted. Among these are applications of chemical insecticides, including the neonicotinoids. Studies have shown the collateral damage of these insecticides to beneficial insects like bees, important pollinators of 90% of angiosperms, mainly to melon. The objective of this study was to evaluate the toxicity of neonicotinoids used for pest control in the melon crop to Linnaeus honeybees. Bioassays were performed in the laboratory, being taken repeated measures in time to mortality commercial products Actara 250 WG (thiamethoxam), Evidence 700 WG (imidacloprid), Mospilan (acetamiprid) and Orpheus (acetamiprid) (two formulations). The exposure of bees to the compounds was performed by spraying and ingestion of food contaminated with higher and lower doses recommended by the manufacturers. Regardless of the exposure mode, all insecticides were toxic, reducing the useful life of bees within 1, 2 and 11 days, respectively, compared with the control (distilled water + pure candy), which survived 18 days, average . The insecticide thiamethoxam in both experiments and doses, was extremely toxic; as well as Imidacloprid, the second most toxic. The Acetamiprid insecticide, in both formulations showed toxicity, but not so high as those observed with other insecticides in the study.
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Oliveira, Maria Emilene Correia de. "Polietismo e detecção de vírus deformador das asas em abelha Apis mellifera scutellata (Africanizada) e Apis mellifera ligustica (Europeia)." Universidade de São Paulo, 2013. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11146/tde-27032013-152000/.
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O desempenho das atividades na colônia de abelhas Apis mellifera está relacionado com o funcionamento do sistema de glândulas que as abelhas possuem. No entanto, a presença de patógenos na população pode causar alterações comportamentais que prejudicam o bom desenvolvimento da colônia. O trabalho objetivou verificar se há relação entre a secreção proteica glandular e cerebral nas diferentes atividades desempenhadas por operárias adultas, em A. m. scutellata (Africanizada) e A. m. ligustica (Europeia), e como o vírus deformador de asas (DWV) poderia interferir no desempenho dessas atividades. Foram realizados: testes de proteínas pelo método Bradford no cérebro e nas glândulas salivar torácica, salivar cefálica, mandibular e hipofaríngea de abelhas Africanizadas e Europeias com idades de 0 (recém-emergidas), 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 e 30 dias; medição da área dos acinos das glândulas salivar cefálica e hipofaríngea dessas abelhas; avaliação do desenvolvimento de atividade realizada pelas abelhas e reversão do processo de oviposição por operárias em abelhas Africanizadas; teste para a presença do DWV por PCR em tempo real, em abelhas Africanizadas e em cérebro e glândulas salivar torácica, salivar cefálica, mandibular e hipofaríngea em abelhas Europeias com 5 e 30 dias de idade; e avaliação morfológica dos danos causados pela infecção aguda do DWV no cérebro e glândulas estudadas. As abelhas Africanizadas e Europeias apresentaram teores estatisticamente significativos de proteínas (p>0,05) para todas as estruturas e idades estudadas. As áreas dos acinos das glândulas salivar cefálica e hipofaríngea apresentaram alterações de acordo com o desenvolvimento dessas glândulas nas diferentes idades estudadas. Foi observado que enxames de abelhas de mesma idade são capazes de executar diferentes atividades necessárias para a sobrevivência de sua colônia, sendo que a principal atividade, desempenhada nas diferentes idades estudadas, era indicada pelos teores significativos de proteínas encontrados (p>0,05). As abelhas Europeias de mesma idade apresentaram desenvolvimento dos acinos da glândula salivar cefálica superior ao dos acinos da hipofaríngea nas idades iniciais avaliadas, diferindo da área dos acinos das mesmas glândulas quando comparadas com abelhas que tiveram o seu desenvolvimento em colônia normal. As operárias podem controlar o estado zanganeiro da colônia. As abelhas Africanizadas e Europeias apresentaram resultados positivos para o vírus DWV, resultado também observado nas glândulas salivar torácica e mandibular das abelhas com cinco dias de idade. Foi observado que a infecção aguda do DWV causa alterações morfológicas nas glândulas das abelhas,as quais apresentam plasticidade no desenvolvimento das atividades, não sendo estas restritas a uma determinada idade. Além disso, a infecção pelo vírus DWV não é limitante em abelhas Africanizadas, mas é em Europeias.The performance of tasks in the Apis mellifera colony is related to the functioning of their gland system. However, the presence of pathogens in the population may lead to behavior modifications that can harm the proper development of the colony. This work aimed to verify whether there is relation between gland and brain protein secretion for the different tasks performed by the adult worker honeybees, in A. m. scutellata (Africanized) and A. m. ligustica (European), and how the deformed wing virus (DWV) could interfere with the performance of these tasks. The following analysis were carried out: protein tests (Bradford method) in the brain and in mandibular, hypopharyngeal, and thoracic and cephalic salivary glands, in Africanized and European honeybees at the ages of 0 (newborn), 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 days; measurements of the acini area of cephalic salivary and hypopharyngeal glands in those honeybees; evaluation of the development of tasks performed by honeybees and reversion of the laying workers of Africanized honeybees; test to detect DWV using real-time PCR in Africanized honeybees and in the brain and in mandibular, hypopharyngeal, and thoracic and cephalic salivary glands of European honeybees at the ages of 5 and 30 days; and morphological evaluation of the damages caused by the DWV acute infection in the brain and in the studied glands. Africanized and European honeybees showed statistically significant protein contents (p>0.05) for all the structures and ages studied. The acini areas of cephalic salivary and hypopharyngeal glands showed modifications according to the development of those glands at the different studied ages. It was observed that the swarms of bees with the same age are capable to perform different tasks needed to the survival of their colony, being the principal task, performed at the different studied ages, indicated by the significant protein contents found (p>0.05). The European honeybees at the same age showed higher acini development in the cephalic salivary gland than in the hypopharyngeal one at the initial studied ages, differing from the acini area in the same glands of honeybees grown in a regular colony. The worker honeybees can control the laying workers of the colony. Africanized and European honeybees showed positive results for DWV, which was also observed in thoracic salivary and mandibular glands in five-day-old honeybees. It was observed that the acute DWV infection causes morphological modifications in the honeybees glands, which show plasticity in the performance of tasks, not being them restricted to a particular age. Moreover, the DWV infection is not limiting for Africanized honeybees, but it is for the European ones.
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Yang, Ming-Xian. "Studies on mixed-species colonies of honeybees, Apis cerana and Apis mellifera." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005467.
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The honeybees Apis cerana and Apis mellifera are derived from the same ancestral base about two million years ago. With speciation and evolution, they have acquired many advanced living skills in common, but have also evolved very different living strategies due to different distributions. This thesis is an intensive study of the biology of the mixed-species colonies of these species, the aims of which were to investigate their behavioural relationships and uncover the evolutionary conserved features of their behaviours subsequent to speciation. The results show that the two species can form a stable society to perform normal tasks. First, workers of both species in the mixed-colonies could form the typical retinue behaviour to hetero-species queens, thus indicating that queen pheromones could be spread to and by both species. Secondly, both species did not show significantly different ovarian activation under hetero-species queens, suggesting that the queen pheromones more likely play a role of "honest signal" rather than a "repression" substance in the honeybee colonies. Thirdly, both species could mutually decode each other‘s waggle dances, with unexpectedly low misunderstanding; revealing that the dance language in a dark environment is quite adaptive for cavity-nesting honeybees. Fourthly, workers of both species could cooperate with each other in comb construction, although the combs they built contain many irregular cells. Interestingly, A. cerana workers could be stimulated by A. mellifera workers to perform this task, thus confirming self-organization theory in the colony. Fifthly, A. mellifera workers behaved more "defectively" in thermoregulation, but perhaps because A. cerana workers are more sensitive to changes in hive temperature. Given these differences in strategy, A. mellifera workers‘ performance might in fact reduce conflicts. Lastly, when faced with threats of predatory wasps, both species engaged in aggressive defence. Although they did not learn from each other‘s responses, species-specific strategies were adopted by each of them so that the defence of the mixed-colonies is very effective. I conclude that the two species can adapt to each other‘s efforts and task allocation is reasonably organized allowing mixed-species colonies to reach stability. These results suggest that all of the social behaviours discussed here were highly conserved following speciation. This thesis could provide some clues for the study of honeybee evolution from open-nesting to the transition of cavity-nesting.
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Lubbe, Annelize. "The phenomenon of Apis mellifera capensis laying workers in Apis mellifera scutellata colonies in the summer rainfall region of South Africa." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2006. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10192006-175328.
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Simon, Ute. "Regulation of reproductive dominance hierarchies in Apis mellifera capensis workers." [S.l. : s.n.], 1998. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=960860479.
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Neumann, Peter. "Inter- and intraspecific parasitism in honeybees (Apis mellifera L.): the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida Murray) and the Cape honeybee (A. m. capensis Esch.)." [S.l. : s.n.], 2004. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=975652702.
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Lobo, Carlos Henrique. "Determinantes moleculares do polietismo sequencial em Apis mellifera." Universidade de São Paulo, 2009. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/17/17135/tde-02032010-153219/.
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A mudança de função idade-dependente é um dos traços mais característicos da sociedade da abelha melífera, Apis mellifera L. A expectativa de vida de uma abelha operária é de aproximadamente 30-40 dias. Uma das mudanças fisiológicas relacionadas ao envelhecimento das operárias é a atrofia da glândula hipofaríngea (GH). O ciclo secretor das GH está intimamente relacionado à função de nutridora, desempenhada pelas operárias entre 5 e 20 dias de vida adulta; em operárias forrageiras, estas glândulas regridem e aparentemente passam para um estado pós-secretor. Desta maneira, esta glândula representa um modelo experimental para o estudo de divisão de trabalho e envelhecimento. Objetivou-se neste trabalho ampliar o conhecimento sobre genes diferencialmente expressos na GH nestas duas fases distintas da vida adulta. Uma vez descobertos, estes candidatos foram utilizados para se tentar esclarecer a relação idade-comportamento em operárias mantidas em uma colônia single-cohort. Para tais fins, diferentes técnicas foram utilizadas, dentre elas destacam-se: Biblioteca Subtrativa Supressiva (BSS), Real Time PCR e Cromatografia Gasosa por Espectometria de Massa . Nas BSS das GHs de operárias nutrizes e forrageiras foram identificados quatro genes diferencialmente expressos: buffy, alfa-glicosidase, amilase proximal e major royal jelly-4. As análises de expressão nas amostras da single-cohort evidenciaram o gene buffy mais expresso em operárias nutrizes e os demais em forrageiras. Inclui-se também os genes superóxido dismutase,relacionado ao stress, sendo mais expresso em forrageiras e o gene para a vitelogenina, expresso sem diferença entre as fases. Os resultados até aqui obtidos ampliam os conhecimentos sobre a expressão gênica diferencial, especialmente nas glândulas hipofaríngeas, trazendo novos candidatos a marcadores de envelhecimento. A composição de hidrocarbonetos cuticulares cefálicos, investivada por cromatografia gasosa, consistiu em alcanos, alquenos, alcadienos e alcanos ramificados, variando entre 21 e 35 átomos de carbono. O perfil de operárias forrageiras foi identificado principalmente por alcanos, enquanto o de nutrizes por alquenos. Mostra-se aqui que em operárias de A. mellifera os perfis de hidrocarbonetos cefálicos cuticulares está dinamicamente ligado ao comportamento em detrimento da idade. Esses resultados suportam a idéia de que a interação operária-operária pode influenciar a taxa de desenvolvimento comportamental, influenciada por comunicação química.Age-dependent change in functions in division of labor is a characteristic trait in colonies of the honey bees, Apis mellifera L. Life expectancy of a worker bee is about 30-40 days. One of the physiological changes related to aging in workers is the atrophy of the hypopharyngeal gland (HG). The secretory cycle of the HG is closely related to the role as a nurse, played by workers when they are between 5 to 20 days old. In foragers, these glands regress and apparently pass to a post-secretory state. Thus, this gland is an experimental model for the study of division of labor and aging. This study aimed to study differential gene expression in HGs in two distinct phases of adult life. Candidate genes coming out of these screens were then used to investigate the link between gland function and behavior in worker kept as single-cohort colony. For this purpose, different techniques were used, such as: Suppression Substractive Hybridization (RDA), Real Time PCR, and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS). In the RDA analyses of HGs from nurses and foragers workers we identified four differentially expressed genes: buffy, alpha-glucosidase, amylase proximal and major royal jelly-4. The analysis of their expression in samples of single-cohort workers showed that buffy is higher expressed in nurses, whereas the others had higher transcript levels in foragers. We also studied the expression of the stress-related superoxide dismutase gene, which turned out to be more expressed in foragers, and of the gene coding for vitellogenin, for which we found no difference in expression between the two life stages. These results extend our knowledge on differential gene expression in honey bees, especially for the HGs, adding new candidates to the list of markers of aging. The composition of cephalic cuticular hydrocarbons was investigated by GC/MS. It consisted of alkanes, alkenes, alkadienes and branched alkanes, ranging between 21 and 35 carbon atoms. The profile of foragers was mainly represented by alkanes, while the nurses had more alkenes, showing that the cephalic cuticular hydrocarbon profile in A. mellifera workers is dynamically linked to behavior rather than age. These results lend support to the idea that worker-worker interaction can influence the rate of behavioral development through chemical communication.
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Danell, Thomas. "Är Apis Mellifera värd att skydda och i så fall varför? - En studie om biexperters syn på Apis Melliferas relevans ur ett hållbarhetsperspektiv." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-22499.
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SammanfattningBinäringen i Sverige kan tyckas vara ett smalt område, men trots detta så är kommunikationenmellan de olika aktörerna inom området bristfällig. Detta orsakar i sig att det är svårt att bildasig en uppfattning om Apis Mellifera skall betraktas som skyddsvärd. Syftet med denna studieär främst att undersöka om A. Mellifera drabbas av massdöd och konsekvenser av detta.Studien undersöker även de hotbilder som kan leda till eventuell massdöd och hur dessa kanbekämpas både preventivt och progressivt.De metoder som används i studien är sekundäranalys och semistrukturerade kvalitativaintervjuer. Metoderna valdes ut för att tydligt sammanställa och redovisa vad tidigareforskning genererat för resultat och sedan jämföra resultaten med intervjusvaren från experterinom den svenska binäringen och forskningssamhället för att utfinna vilka eventuella likheteroch skiljaktigheter. Materialet i metoddelen har främst analyserats med hjälp av AlanBrymans (2011) bok om kvalitativa och kvantitativa metoder.Resultaten visar att det finns en viss samstämmighet i somliga statiska variabler som monetäraförluster och vinster av A. Melliferas och andra pollinatörers ekosystemtjänster och att derasvikt för biologisk mångfald samt att det finns ett antal hot och försvårande omständigheter närdet gäller bevarandet av honungsbin. Resultaten visar också en stor skepticism från bådeforskare och andra experter, både inom litteraturen och aktuell forskning. För att uppnå enkonsensus för hållbar utveckling inom detta område som gynnar miljön, A. Mellifera och sistmen inte minst jordbrukarna rent ekonomisk behövs ett tydligare ramverk och lagar samtincitament för att kompensera jordbrukare som övergår till ekologisk odling.Nyckelord: Apis Mellifera, bin, massdöd, jordbruk, monokulturer, varroa destructor,pesticider, insekticider, Imidakloprid, neonikotinoiderAbstractThe Swedish bee-industry may seem like a small field, but despite of that the communicationbetween the different actors in the industry is inadequate. This makes it difficult to form anopinion wheter A. Mellifera should be considered to be in need of protection or not. Thepurpose of this study has primarily been to examine if A. Mellifera is suffering frommassdeath and eventual consequenses of this. This study also examines the threats that couldcause massdeath and how they aret o be managed in a preventive and progressive way.The study was conducted as a mix of a secondary analysis and semistructuredqualitative interviews, this to compile and present what results have come out of recentresearch and then compare that reserach with the answers from a mix of experts in theswedish bee-industry and the scientific society to try to find the out what eventual similaritiesand differences there are. The material in the methodpart has mainly been analyzed with thehelp of Alan Brymans (2011) book on qualitative and quantitative methods.The results show that there is some consistency in some static variables that monetarylosses and gains by A. Melliferas and other pollinators ecosystem services and theirimportance for biological diversity and that there are a number of threats and aggravatingcircumstances in the conservation of honeybees. At the same time, the results show a greatskepticism from scientists and other experts, both in literature and current research in relationto each other. In order to achieve a consensus for sustainable development in this area thatbenefit the environment, A. mellifera and last both not least the farmers in an economic waythere is a need for a clearer framework and laws and incentives to compensate farmers makingan ecological transition.Keywords: Apis Mellifera, bees, massdeath, agriculture, monocultures, varroa destructor,pesticides, insecticides, neonicotinoids
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Bujok, Brigitte. "Thermoregulation im Brutbereich der Honigbiene Apis mellifera carnica." Doctoral thesis, [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2005. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=978874234.
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Bovi, Thaís de Souza [UNESP]. "Toxicidade de inseticidas para abelhas Apis mellifera L." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/104999.
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bovi_ts_me_botfmvz.pdf: 296305 bytes, checksum: cd79bf7c5ea0761f01a0c3fe43cec56e (MD5)Este trabalho teve por objetivos estabelecer a Dose Letal (DL50) de inseticidas em abelhas campeiras de Apis mellifera africanizadas e verificar a ocorrência de alterações comportamentais. O experimento foi desenvolvido no Setor de Apicultura da Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Fazenda Experimental Lageado, UNESP, Campus de Botucatu. Foram utilizadas abelhas campeiras e testados os agrotóxicos Acefato, Cipermetrina, Deltametrina, Carbaril, Fipronil e Imidacloprido, por meio de testes de contato (2L na região dorsal do tórax) e ingestão (1 mL de mel), ambos contendo as diferentes doses dos inseticidas. O controle dos testes de contato e ingestão receberam apenas água destilada e mel, respectivamente. Após 30, 60, 90, 120 e 150 minutos do início dos testes quantificou-se o número de abelhas com alterações comportamentais. Para cálculo da DL50, 24 horas após o início dos testes, os resultados foram submetidos à análise Probit, utilizando-se o programa BioStat. Os dados de alteração de comportamento foram analisados por meio do teste de Tukey para comparação entre médias (P<0,05). As DL50 de contato e ingestão (g/abelha) foram, respectivamente, Acefato 0,00370,0012 e 0,01470,0045; Carbaril 0,24560,1254 e 0,36330,1680; Cipermetrina 0,00040,0001 e 0,01030,0087; Deltametrina 0,00420,0021 e 0,04860,01; Fipronil 0,00800,0021 e 0,23160,0626; Imidacloprido 0,03080,0218 e 0,10790,0375. Os testes de contato para Acefato, Carbaril, Cipermetrina e Deltametrina e os testes de ingestão para Carbaril, Fipronil e Imidacloprido mostraram alterações comportamentais significativas, em relação ao controle. Conclui-se que todas as substâncias foram prejudiciais às abelhas, devido aos baixos valores de DL50 obtidos, e a ocorrência de alterações comportamentais
This research aimed establishes the lethal dose (LD50) of insecticides in africanized foraging bees Apis mellifera and verify the occurrence of behavioral changes. The research was conducted in the Sector of Apiculture, Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science University, Lageado Experimental Farm, UNESP, Botucatu. Were used foraging bees and tested the pesticides Acephate, Cypermethrin, Deltamethrin, Carbaryl, Fipronil and Imidacloprid through contact test (2L in dorsal region of the chest) and food intake (1mL of honey), both containing different doses of pesticides. The control group test of contact and food intake received only distilled water and honey, respectively. After 30, 60, 90, 120 and 150 minutes of the test starting were quantified the numbers of bees with behavioral changes. For calculation of LD50, 24 hours after the starting of tests, the results were submitted to Probit analysis using the program BioStat. Data behavioral changes were analyzed by Tukey test for comparison of means (P<0.05). The LD50 of contact and food intake (g/bee) were, respectively, Acephate 0.00370.0012 and 0.01470.0045; Carbaryl 0.24560.1254 and 0.36330.1680; Cypermethrin 0.00040.0001 and 0.01030.0087; Deltamethrin 0.00420.0021 and 0.04860.01; Fipronil 0.00800.0021 and 0.23160.0626; Imidacloprid 0.03080.0218 and 0.10790.0375. The tests contact to Acephate, Carbaryl, Cipermethrin and Deltamethrin and the food intake tests for Carbaryl, Fipronil and Imidacloprid showed significant behavioral changes, compared to control. It can be concluded that all the substances were harmful to bees, due to low LD50 values obtained, and the occurrence of behavioral changes
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Wachten, Sebastian. "Funktionelle Charakterisierung von Adenylatzyklasen der Honigbiene Apis mellifera /." Jülich : Forschungszentrum, Zentralbibliothek, 2005. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=015043300&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.
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Nanty, Lisa. "Functional methylomics of apis mellifera and other invertebrates." Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.535742.
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Bovi, Thaís de Souza 1983. "Toxicidade de inseticidas para abelhas Apis mellifera L. /." Botucatu :, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/104999.
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Resumo: Este trabalho teve por objetivos estabelecer a Dose Letal (DL50) de inseticidas em abelhas campeiras de Apis mellifera africanizadas e verificar a ocorrência de alterações comportamentais. O experimento foi desenvolvido no Setor de Apicultura da Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Fazenda Experimental Lageado, UNESP, Campus de Botucatu. Foram utilizadas abelhas campeiras e testados os agrotóxicos Acefato, Cipermetrina, Deltametrina, Carbaril, Fipronil e Imidacloprido, por meio de testes de contato (2L na região dorsal do tórax) e ingestão (1 mL de mel), ambos contendo as diferentes doses dos inseticidas. O controle dos testes de contato e ingestão receberam apenas água destilada e mel, respectivamente. Após 30, 60, 90, 120 e 150 minutos do início dos testes quantificou-se o número de abelhas com alterações comportamentais. Para cálculo da DL50, 24 horas após o início dos testes, os resultados foram submetidos à análise Probit, utilizando-se o programa BioStat. Os dados de alteração de comportamento foram analisados por meio do teste de Tukey para comparação entre médias (P<0,05). As DL50 de contato e ingestão (g/abelha) foram, respectivamente, Acefato 0,00370,0012 e 0,01470,0045; Carbaril 0,24560,1254 e 0,36330,1680; Cipermetrina 0,00040,0001 e 0,01030,0087; Deltametrina 0,00420,0021 e 0,04860,01; Fipronil 0,00800,0021 e 0,23160,0626; Imidacloprido 0,03080,0218 e 0,10790,0375. Os testes de contato para Acefato, Carbaril, Cipermetrina e Deltametrina e os testes de ingestão para Carbaril, Fipronil e Imidacloprido mostraram alterações comportamentais significativas, em relação ao controle. Conclui-se que todas as substâncias foram prejudiciais às abelhas, devido aos baixos valores de DL50 obtidos, e a ocorrência de alterações comportamentais
Abstract: This research aimed establishes the lethal dose (LD50) of insecticides in africanized foraging bees Apis mellifera and verify the occurrence of behavioral changes. The research was conducted in the Sector of Apiculture, Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science University, Lageado Experimental Farm, UNESP, Botucatu. Were used foraging bees and tested the pesticides Acephate, Cypermethrin, Deltamethrin, Carbaryl, Fipronil and Imidacloprid through contact test (2L in dorsal region of the chest) and food intake (1mL of honey), both containing different doses of pesticides. The control group test of contact and food intake received only distilled water and honey, respectively. After 30, 60, 90, 120 and 150 minutes of the test starting were quantified the numbers of bees with behavioral changes. For calculation of LD50, 24 hours after the starting of tests, the results were submitted to Probit analysis using the program BioStat. Data behavioral changes were analyzed by Tukey test for comparison of means (P<0.05). The LD50 of contact and food intake (g/bee) were, respectively, Acephate 0.00370.0012 and 0.01470.0045; Carbaryl 0.24560.1254 and 0.36330.1680; Cypermethrin 0.00040.0001 and 0.01030.0087; Deltamethrin 0.00420.0021 and 0.04860.01; Fipronil 0.00800.0021 and 0.23160.0626; Imidacloprid 0.03080.0218 and 0.10790.0375. The tests contact to Acephate, Carbaryl, Cipermethrin and Deltamethrin and the food intake tests for Carbaryl, Fipronil and Imidacloprid showed significant behavioral changes, compared to control. It can be concluded that all the substances were harmful to bees, due to low LD50 values obtained, and the occurrence of behavioral changes
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Paillard, Marilène. "Preservation of Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.) Semen." Master's thesis, Université Laval, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/27245.
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L’abeille domestique (Apis mellifera Linnaeus) joue un rôle crucial comme pollinisateur dans l’industrie de l’agriculture. Cependant, durant les dernières décennies, une mortalité des colonies d’abeilles a été observée partout à travers le monde. La conservation du sperme d’abeille est un outil efficace pour sauvegarder la diversité génétique. Sa conservation est possible à température pièce, mais la cryoconservation serait une meilleure méthode pour la conservation à long terme. Notre objectif général est de développer une méthode de cryoconservation de la semence d’abeille. L’hypothèse no.1 était que la cryoconservation de la semence d’abeille est plus efficace à long terme que les températures au-dessus de 0 °C. Nous avons évalué l’efficacité, basé sur la viabilité des spermatozoïdes, de deux températures de conservation: -196 °C et 16 °C. Après un an de conservation, la semence congelée avait une meilleure viabilité comparée à 16°C (76% ± 5% vs 0%; p < 0,05). Par la suite, la spermathèque des reines inséminées avec la semence cryoconservée a été évaluée par la migration des spermatozoïdes ainsi que la viabilité des spermatozoïdes. Il y avait beaucoup de variabilités dans nos résultats. Nous n’avons pas été en mesure de vérifier si l’ajout de la centrifugation après la conservation améliore la fertilité des reines après insémination. Toutefois, nos résultats confirment que la cryoconservation est une technique efficace pour conserver la semence d’abeille à long terme.Honey bees (Apis mellifera Linnaeus) are critical players in the agricultural industry for food production as they account for the vast majority of insect pollination. In the last decades, however, there have been dramatic losses of honey bee colonies worldwide. Coupled with instrumental insemination, conservation of honey bee sperm is an effective strategy to protect the species and their genetic diversity. Sperm storage is possible at room temperature, but for many mammal species, cryopreservation is the preferred method for the long-term storage of gametes. However, cryopreservation of honey bee drone semen is not optimized. Our overall objective is to develop a method of drone semen cryopreservation, therefore, two experiments were conducted. Hypothesis #1 was that cryopreservation of drone semen is more effective for long-term storage than at above-freezing temperatures. We therefore compared the efficacy based on sperm viability, of two honey bee semen preservation temperatures: frozen (-196°C) and 16°C. After 1 year of storage, frozen sperm viability was higher than at 16°C (76% ± 5% vs. 0%; p < 0.05), showing that cryopreservation is necessary to conserve semen in vitro. However, the cryoprotectant used for drone sperm freezing, DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide), is toxic to queens after instrumental insemination. Hypothesis #2, therefore, was that centrifugation of cryopreserved semen to remove DMSO prior to insemination improves queen fertility. Our results indicate that centrifuging semen does not affect sperm viability (78% ± 3% vs 75% ± 4% viable sperm; p > 0.05). After queen insemination, both spermathecae and brood production were evaluated, but the results varied greatly, possibly due to the undesirable mucus present in the semen. Therefore, we cannot yet confirm that centrifugation improves queen health after insemination. Nonetheless, our study confirms that cryopreservation of honey bee sperm is necessary and possible for long-term conservation.
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Neto, Francisco Humberto de Carvalho. "Abelhas visitantes florais e potenciais polinizadoras do cafà (Coffea arabica L.) ecolÃgico e sombreado no MaciÃo de Baturità - CearÃ." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2010. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=6008.
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CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel SuperiorA pesquisa foi realizada na fazenda SÃo SebastiÃo, localizada no municÃpio de Mulungu â CE. Os dados foram coletados e trabalhados no perÃodo de Novembro de 2009 a Junho de 2010, com o objetivo de estudar os visitantes florais e a polinizaÃÃo do cafà (Coffea arabica L.) ecolÃgico e sombreado das cultivares Mundo Novo e Maragogipe. Foram estudados a biologia floral e os requerimentos de polinizaÃÃo das cultivares; o comportamento de pastejo e avaliaÃÃo dos frutos apÃs 100 dias dos tratamentos de polinizaÃÃo. Os resultados mostraram que Apis mellifera foi a espÃcie mais freqÃente nas flores (9  0,42, n = 455) seguida de Trigona fulviventris (4  0,52, n = 206), Melipona rufiventris (4  0,42, n = 151), Nannotrigona sp. (3  0,48, n = 148), Trigona spinipes (3  0,43, n = 157) e Xylocopa grisescens (2  0,78, n= 38). ApÃs 100 dias dos tratamentos de polinizaÃÃo (polinizaÃÃo livre, restrita com saco de papel, restrita com saco de organza, polinizaÃÃo cruzada manual e geitonogamia) verificamos diferenÃas significativas
The survey was conducted on the farm SÃo SebastiÃo, located in the city of Mulungu - CE. Data were collected and studied during the period November 2009 to June 2010 with the aim of studying the floral visitors and pollination of coffee (Coffea arabica L.) and green shade of Mundo Novo and Maragogipe. We studied the floral biology and pollination requirements of the cultivars, the grazing behavior and evaluation of fruit after 100 days of pollination. The results showed that Apis mellifera was the most frequent in the flowers (9 Â 0.42, n = 455) followed by Trigona fulviventris (4 Â 0.52, n = 206), Melipona rufiventris (4 Â 0.42, n = 151), Nannotrigona sp. (3 Â 0.48, n = 148), Trigona spinipes (3 Â 0.43, n = 157) and Xylocopa grisescens (2 Â 0.78, n = 38). After 100 days of pollination (open pollination, with narrow paper bag, with narrow organza bag, manual cross-pollination and geitonogamy) showed significant differences (Mundo Novo X2 = 44.9495, DF=4,p<0.005; Maragogipe: X2 = 59.8649, df = 4, p <0.005) between treatments with respect to viable fruits. The open pollinated differed significantly (P <0.05) of all treatments for Mundo Novo. In the cultivar Maragogipe, the free pollination, manual cross-pollination and geitonogamy presented the highest number of viable fruits and did not differ. However, these treatments differed significantly (P <0.05) than treatment with restricted pollination bag and this in turn also differed from the restricted pollination treatment with organza bag. The total weight of 100 days after the pollination treatments showed no significant differences between cultivars at a significance level of 5%. It is concluded that the Arabic coffee can produce fruits under any circumstances tested. Despite being selfcompatible, also supports the cross-pollination that leads to an increase in productivity. The wind and gravity did not favor an increase in fruit set fruit. Species Apis mellifera, Melipona rufiventris and Xylocopa grisescens recorded behavior of potential pollinators.
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Monteiro, Victor MagalhÃes. "Abelhas visitantes florais e potenciais polinzadores da macieira (Malus domestica Borkh.) no semiÃrido brasileiro." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2014. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=13833.
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CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel SuperiorEsse estudo teve como objetivos estudar os aspectos da biologia floral e possÃveis fatores limitantes à polinizaÃÃo e investigar a utilizaÃÃo da abelha Apis mellifera e o papel de outros insetos visitantes na polinizaÃÃo de macieira (Malus domestica Borkh.) em cultivos na regiÃo do semiÃrido nordestino brasileiro. O estudo foi realizado em uma Ãrea experimental que possui 0,5 hectare da fazenda FrutaCorÂ, municÃpio de Russas, CearÃ. Foram estudadas a variedade Julieta, utilizada como doadora de pÃlen e Princesa como receptora. A quebra da dormÃncia do florescimento ocorreu de forma quÃmica e fÃsica para as duas variedades. O estudo foi desenvolvido durante 39 dias, entre o final de outubro e inicio de dezembro de 2013. Flores da var. Julieta duraram menos dias do que as da Princesa (VarJulieta = 2,04  0,197; VarPrincesa 2,93  0,274; Mann-Whitney U = 150, p < 0,0001). A liberaÃÃo do pÃlen na var. Julieta ocorreu a partir das 09:00h do primeiro dia, com pico Ãs 13:00h do segundo dia. A receptividade estigmÃtica na var. Princesa iniciou durante o estÃdio âbalÃoâ mantendo-se atà senescÃncia. Houve uma perda mÃdia de 19,87%  15,79 no nÃmero de anteras da var. Julieta que efetivamente liberaram pÃlen em relaÃÃo ao total produzido por flor. A temperatura mÃdia de 30,21ÂC  4,18, pode ter sido responsÃvel pela reduÃÃo na longevidade, perda de anteras e perda de pÃlen, sendo, portanto, recomendado o aumento no nÃmero de plantas doadora de pÃlen nos cultivos em ambientes semiÃridos. Os visitantes florais mais abundantes foram os insetos e dentre esses, as abelhas representando cerca de 61,86% do total. As flores da macieira apresentaram pico de visitaÃÃo no perÃodo da manhÃ, seguindo atà as 12:00h (81,57%). Por se tratar de uma cultura dependente de polinizaÃÃo cruzada para o vingamento do fruto, foi observada a atratividade das flores para as abelhas em diferentes idades, obtendo 18,66  4,93; 41,3  7,63 e 4,6  1,52, em flores de 1Â, 2 e 3 dia, respectivamente, mostrando que as flores de 2 dia sÃo mais atrativas para as abelhas (p<0,05). Foi observado que apenas uma visita de Apis mellifera foi suficiente para promover o vingamento de frutos, independentemente da idade da flor. A introduÃÃo de colÃnias dessa abelha no pomar se faz necessÃrio, pois A. mellifera foi a espÃcies mais frequentemente observada nas flores da macieira.
This study aimed to investigated aspects of floral biology and possible limiting factors to pollination, investigate the use of bees, Apis mellifera, and the role of other insects visitors in apple pollination (Malus domestica Borkh.) in crops in the Brazilian northeast semiarid region. The study was conducted in an experimental area which has 0.5 hectare on FrutaCor farm, Russas - CearÃ. We used Two appleâs varieties in this study. The Julieta variety was used as pollen donor and the Princessa variety was used as receiving pollen. Theses varieties need chemical and physical treatment to flower break dormancy occurred. The study was conducted for 39 days at the end of October and early December 2013. Julieta Flowers lasted for fewer days than the princessa (VarJulieta = 2.04  0.197, 2.93  0.274 VarPrincesa; Mann-Whitney U = 150, p <0.0001). The pollen release of Julieta started at 09: 00h on the first day and had peaking at 13: 00h in the second day. The stigmatic receptivity of Princessa variety started during the stage "balloon" remaining until senescence. There was an average loss of Julietâ anthers number of 19.87  15.79% that effectively released pollen in relation to the total production per flower. The average of temperature 30,21ÂC  4.18, may have been responsible for the reduction in longevity, loss of anthers and pollen loss, and is therefore recommended to increase the number of pollen donor plants in crops in semi-arid environments. The most abundant flower visitors were insects and among these, the bees representing approximately 61.86% of the total. Apple tree flowers had visitation peak in the morning, 5:00 to 12: 00h (81.57%). Therefore this culture is a cross-pollination-dependent to ripening of fruit, we observed the different ages flowers attractiveness by bees and we obtained 18.66  4.93; 41.3  7.63 and 4.6  1.52, on 1 flowers, 2 and 3 days, respectively, showing that the 2nd day flowers are more attractive to bees (p <0.05). We observed that only a visit of Apis mellifera was enough to promote fruit set, regardless of the age of the flower. The introduction of this bee colonies in the orchard is necessary because A. mellifera was the most frequently observed species in apple tree flowers.
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Silva, Izabel Christina da. "Efeito tóxico de Stryphnodendron polyphyllum (Fabaceae) para as abelhasApis mellifera, Tetragonisca angustula, Scaptotrigona aff. depilis e Nannotrigona testaceicornis (Apidae)." Universidade de São Paulo, 2012. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/59/59131/tde-27092012-152405/.
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SILVA, I. C. Efeito tóxico de Stryphnodendron polyphyllum (Fabaceae) para as abelhas Apis mellifera, Tetragonisca angustula, Scaptotrigona aff. depilis e Nannotrigona testaceicornis (Apidae). 2012. 101 f. Tese de Doutorado - Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 2012. No Brasil, estudos realizados sobre o pólen de Stryphnodendron polyphyllum (barbatimão) mostraram um efeito tóxico quando incorporado em dietas oferecidas para larvas de abelhas africanizadas. Esse pólen é o agente causador da Cria Ensacada Brasileira (CEB), caracterizada por mortalidade de pré-pupas. Doenças em Apis mellifera tem sido amplamente estudadas. Entretanto, há poucos relatos sobre a sua ocorrência em abelhas sem ferrão. Portanto, este trabalho teve por objetivos gerais: avaliar se abelhas africanizadas apresentam diferenças na sobrevivência, na quantidade de pólen de barbatimão coletado e se existem diferenças na coleta desse pólen entre as colônias de apiários diferentes; verificar se as abelhas Scaptotrigona aff. depilis, Tetragonisca angustula e Nannotrigona testaceicornis coletam esse pólen e se ele causa mortalidade de crias; subsequentemente realizar a criação in vitro de larvas de A. mellifera, S. aff. depilis, T. angustula e N. testaceicornis para avaliar a toxicidade desse pólen para as crias. Para isso, colônias de A. mellifera, S. aff. depilis, T. angustula e N. testaceicornis foram transportadas para apiários localizados em Altinópolis/SP, durante o período de florescimento do barbatimão (outubro a dezembro). Nas colônias de abelhas africanizadas foi coletado o pólen do favo e avaliado a sobrevivência das crias com idade controlada. Nas abelhas sem ferrão foi coletado o pólen da corbícula e do interior das colméias. As amostras de pólen foram preparadas pelo método padrão européu, sendo contados 300 grãos de pólen em três lâminas diferentes para verificar a porcentagem de grãos de pólen de barbatimão. As abelhas africanizadas apresentam diferenças na coleta de pólen dentro e entre apiários; apenas três colônias não coletaram e uma coletou pouco pólen de barbatimão, entre 92 colônias analisadas. As crias dessas colônias não apresentaram sintomas da CEB. As rainhas filhas dessas colônias foram inseminadas instrumentalmente e fecundadas naturalmente. As colônias contendo essas rainhas foram analisadas em 2011 juntamente com as matrizes; houve diferenças nas sobrevivências, dependendo da localização do apiário. Foram encontradas diferenças na preferência de coleta do pólen de barbatimão. Os resultados obtidos poderão contribuir para que novas pesquisas sejam realizadas com o objetivo de compreender o mecanismo de baixa preferência para a coleta do pólen e para que programas de seleção sejam realizados visando reduzir os problemas causados por este pólen tóxico. Nas abelhas sem ferrão encontramos o pólen de barbatimão nos potes de alimento e nas corbículas. Algumas crias mortas foram encontradas nas células dos favos durante o mesmo período em que foi observado a mortalidade em abelhas africanizadas com sintomas da CEB. Os resultados sugerem que a mortalidade observada pode ser devida ao consumo desse pólen. As larvas das abelhas sem ferrão foram criadas in vitro e alimentadas com o alimento larval contendo diferentes quantidades de pólen de barbatimão. A sobrevivência de S. aff. depilis e N. testaceicornis não foi afetada quando ingeriram o alimento contendo o pólen de barbatimão, porém para T. angustula a sobrevivência foi significativamente maior quando as larvas receberam apenas o alimento larval (controle) em comparação com aquelas alimentadas com o alimento contendo 1% do pólen de barbatimão. As larvas de A. mellifera também foram criadas in vitro e alimentadas com dietas contendo 1, 2 e 3% do pólen de barbatimão. Todas as larvas alimentadas com o polen de barbatimão morreram com os sintomas semelhantes aos observados em condições naturais. De acordo com os resultados obtidos concluímos que essas abelhas sem ferrão são fisiologicamente mais resistentes a este pólen tóxico.In Brazil, studies conducted on the Stryphnodendron polyphyllum (barbatimão) pollen have shown its toxic effect when it is incorporated into diets offered to Africanized bees larvae. This pollen is the causative agent of Brazilian Sac Brood (BSB), characterized by pre-pupae mortality. Diseases in Apis mellifera haves been extensively studied. However, there are a few reports on their occurrence in stingless bees. Thus, the main objective of this work was to evaluate whether Africanized bees present differences in survival, amount of barbatimão pollen collected and whether there are differences in the collections of this pollen between colonies of different apiaries; to verify whether Scaptotrigona aff. depilis, Tetragonisca angustula and Nannotrigona testaceicornis bees collect this pollen and whether it leads to brood mortality; and subsequently to evaluate the toxicity of this pollen to bees brood by rearing A. mellifera, S. aff. depilis, T. angustula and N. testaceicornis larvae in vitro. For this A. mellifera, S.aff. depilis, T. angustula and N. testaceicornis colonies were taken to apiaries located in Altinópolis/SP, during babartimão flowering period (October to December). In the Africanized bee colonies pollen was collected from the comb and the survival of the brood with controlled age was evaluated. In the stingless bee colonies pollen was collected from the corbicula of the bees and also from the interior of the hive. The pollen samples were prepared by the standard European method, counting 300 pollen grains in three different slides to check the percentage of barbatimão pollen grains. Africanized bees presented differences in pollen collections within and among apiaries; only three colonies did not collect and one collected little barbatimão pollen, among 92 colonies analyzed. The brood of these colonies did not present symptoms of BSB. The daughter queens of these colonies were instrumentally inseminated or naturally fecundated. These colonies were analyzed in 2011, together with their parental colonies; there were differences in survival depending on the apiary location. We found differences in the collection preference of barbatimão pollen. These results will contribute to the planning of new studies with the aim of understanding the low preference mechanism for pollen collection and selection programs aimed at reducing problems with this toxic pollen. In the stingless bees, we found barbatimão pollen in the food pots and in the corbiculae. Some dead brood was found in the brood cells, during the same period in which mortality was observed in Africanized bees with BSB symptoms. The results suggest that the mortality observed may be due to the consumption of this pollen. Larvae of stingless bees were reared in vitro and fed larval food containing different amounts of barbatimão pollen. The survival of S. aff. depilis and N. testaceicornis was not affected when ingesting food containing barbatimão pollen, but survival of T. angustula was significantly higher when the larvae received only larval food (control) compared to those fed larval food containing 1% barbatimão pollen. The larvae of A. mellifera were also reared in vitro and fed diets containing 1, 2 and 3% barbatimão pollen. All larvae fed barbatimão pollen died with symptoms similar to the ones observed under natural conditions. We conclude that these stingless bees are physiologically more resistant to this toxic pollen.
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Neto, Moysés Elias. "Morfogênese do tegumento em Apis mellifera: construindo o exoesqueleto adulto." Universidade de São Paulo, 2008. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/59/59139/tde-07042008-194215/.
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O exoesqueleto (ou cutícula) é um dos responsáveis pelo sucesso evolutivo dos insetos, não só pela proteção e suporte que lhes confere, mas também pela interface que representa entre o animal e o meio ambiente. A construção do exoesqueleto do inseto adulto envolve um processo de diferenciação denominado tanning, caracterizado pela melanização e pela esclerotização. Às enzimas lacases classicamente tem sido atribuído um papel fundamental no tanning cuticular, em particular na esclerotização. O presente trabalho consiste no estudo da função e regulação do gene Amlac 2 codificador da Lacase 2 de Apis mellifera, no âmbito da relação entre a expressão deste gene e a morfogênese do tegumento (cutícula e epiderme) do adulto. Através de RT-PCR semi-quantitativa, a abundância de transcritos foi contrastada entre diferentes estágios da ontogênese e entre distintas regiões do corpo (tórax, asas e abdome). A transcrição se acentua logo após a apólise pupal-imaginal, e se mantém alta durante todo o desenvolvimento do adulto farato. Embora haja um padrão de expressão comum entre as três regiões do corpo estudadas, nota-se um relativo atraso do início da transcrição desse gene no tegumento abdominal. Este resultado é consistente com o menor grau de esclerotização da cutícula do abdome em comparação com a do tórax e das asas. Uma análise comparativa entre abelhas operárias, zangões e rainhas revelou ainda padrões casta e sexo-específicos de diferenciação do tegumento adulto. Experimentos de silenciamento gênico pós-transcricional resultaram no comprometimento da melanização e da esclerotização cuticulares e não conclusão do ciclo de muda, efeitos que influenciaram drasticamente a viabilidade dos adultos. Análises histológicas do tegumento de abelhas submetidas ao silenciamento de Amlac 2 revelaram ainda má formação da cutícula, com alterações principalmente em sua espessura e arquitetura. Tais resultados evidenciam uma importante contribuição da enzima Lacase 2 na diferenciação do exoesqueleto adulto de Apis mellifera, fenômeno esse fundamental na ontogênese plena da abelha. Experimentos de ligadura abdominal em pupas iniciais, procedimento que impede o fluxo de hormônios ecdisteróides provenientes das glândulas protorácicas para o abdome, resultaram em inibição do aumento do título de ecdisteróides, repressão temporária da transcrição do gene Amlac 2 e bloqueio do processo de diferenciação cuticular. Tais efeitos sugerem fortemente que esses hormônios controlam a expressão do gene Amlac 2, por sua vez envolvido no processo de maturação da cutícula. Ainda, a detecção inesperada de quantidades crescentes de ecdisteróides no abdome de pupas, após o terceiro dia de ligadura, nos levou a propor um novo modelo endócrino para o desenvolvimento do adulto de Apis mellifera.The evolutionary success of the insects is to a large extent due to the structural and mechanical properties of the integument, which is made up of an outer cuticle layer and the subjacent epidermis. As an effective interface between the insect soft body and the environment, the integument performs all the functions of a skin and of an exoskeleton. It not only supports the insect, but gives it its shape, means of locomotion, and provides protection against desiccation, besides being involved in defense strategies towards predators and pathogenic agents. Building and maturation of the adult exoskeleton include complex biochemical pathways where the enzymes Laccases (E.C. 1.10.3.2) may have a key role. Laccases have been characterized mainly in fungi and bacteria. In insects, the function of these enzymes has been linked to cuticle tanning (pigmentation and sclerotization) and stabilization of the protein-based exoskeleton. It was our aim to identify and investigate the function and regulation of the gene, Amlac 2, which encodes the enzyme Laccase 2 in the honeybee, Apis mellifera. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analyses evidenced that Amlac 2 is highly expressed in the integument of pharate adults in correlation with cuticle pigmentation and sclerotization. Transcription increases in thoracic, abdominal and wing integuments immediately after pupal-imaginal apolysis, and remains abundant all through pharate adult development. Consistent with the different degree of sclerotization in cuticle areas recovering distinct body parts, the increase in the levels of Amlac2 transcripts occurs later in abdominal than in thoracic and wing integuments. A comparative approach using honeybee workers, queens and drones also revealed caste and sex-specific patterns of adult integument differentiation. Post-transcriptional Amlac2 gene silencing resulted in abnormalities in cuticle structure, melanization and sclerotization, as revealed by histological analyses, and drastically affected the adult molt. Such results clearly indicate a critical role of Laccase 2 in the differentiation of the adult exoskeleton in the honeybee. Experiments using a ligature to prevent the increase in ecdysteroid titer in abdomen resulted in inhibition of Amlac 2 transcription and severely impaired cuticular differentiation. These results strongly indicate that Amlac 2 expression is controlled by ecdysteroids, and has a crucial role in the differentiation and maturation of the adult cuticle. Moreover, a radioimmunoassay using hemolymph from ligated abdomens suggested the existence of an alternative source of ecdysteroids, in addition to prothoracic glands, thus leading us to propose a new endocrine model for differentiation of the adult honeybee.
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Martins, Juliana Ramos. "Caracterização da região codificadora e análise de expressão de Hexamerinas durante o desenvolvimento de Apis mellifera." Universidade de São Paulo, 2008. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/17/17135/tde-22042013-154944/.
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Os cDNAs dos genes codificadores das hexamerinas HEX 70a, HEX 70c e HEX 110 de Apis mellifera foram sintetizados a partir de RNA total, clonados e suas regiões codificadoras foram totalmente seqüenciadas. As análises in silico dos produtos de tradução mostraram que as respectivas subunidades protéicas contêm os domínios conservados N, M e C, típicos de hemocianinas, e que em HEX 110, mas não nas outras subunidades, o domínio C foi interrompido pela inserção de uma seqüência repetitiva de aminoácidos. Análises de similaridade indicaram que os genes codificadores de hexamerinas derivaram de eventos de duplicação e diversificação a partir de um gene ancestral, resultando em múltiplos parálogos. Nossas análises também evidenciaram que HEX 110 é uma proteína rica em glutamina/ácido glutâmico e que HEX 70a e HEX 70c são compostas por mais de 15% de aminoácidos aromáticos e, portanto, integram a classe das arilforinas. A expressão temporal destes genes, e também do gene codificador de outra hexamerina de A. mellifera, hex 70b, previamente caracterizado, foi analisada qualitativa e quantitativamente durante o desenvolvimento de operárias, rainhas e zangões. Concomitantemente, a abundância dos respectivos polipeptídeos no corpo gorduroso ou hemolinfa foi examinada por SDS-PAGE ou Western Blot. Os quatro genes de hexamerinas se expressam no corpo gorduroso de operárias, rainhas e zangões principalmente durante o estágio larval. A modulação da expressão destes genes mostra semelhanças durante a transição larval-pupal de operárias, rainhas e zangões, com altos níveis de transcritos no último estágio larval e baixos níveis no início da fase pupal. No entanto, a quantidade relativa de transcritos de hex 70a, hex 70b e hex 110 na fase de alimentação do último estágio larval (L5F) é significantemente menor nas rainhas que nas operárias, o que sugere participação das respectivas proteínas no processo de diferenciação de castas. Durante o estágio larval, as quatro diferentes subunidades de hexamerinas são armazenadas na hemolinfa onde, aparentemente, cumprem a função de proteínas de estocagem e, portanto, constituem fonte de aminoácidos para utilização em processos inerentes ao desenvolvimento pupal. No entanto, a expressão de hex 70a se estende até ao estágio adulto de operárias, rainhas e zangões, e neste estágio, as fêmeas e os zangões exibem perfis distintos de expressão. No corpo gorduroso de operárias, mas não no de rainhas e zangões, a expressão de hex 110 também ocorre durante o estágio adulto. A expressão de hex 70a e hex 110 no corpo gorduroso mostrou-se limitada pela disponibilidade de nutrientes: operárias alimentadas com uma dieta protéica apresentaram níveis significantemente maiores de ambos transcritos que aquelas que receberam dieta desprovida de proteínas, assim evidenciando que os processos de transcrição e tradução são nutricionalmente regulados. Além disto, os níveis de transcritos de hex 70a e hex 110 aumentam no corpo gorduroso de abelhas operárias portadoras de ovários ativos, sugerindo que estes genes têm função associada à reprodução. Em A. mellifera, o corpo gorduroso não é o único sítio de expressão dos genes de hexamerinas. Transcritos de hex 70a, hex 70b e hex 110 foram detectados também nas gônadas em desenvolvimento de operárias, rainhas e zangões, sugerindo uma função na diferenciação dos ovários e maturação dos testículos. Nossos resultados indicam que as hexamerinas codificadas por estes genes têm funções alternativas no ciclo de vida de abelhas A. mellifera, além de servir como fonte de aminoácidos para a metamorfose.The cDNAs encoding the hexamerins HEX 70a, HEX 70c and HEX 110 of Apis mellifera were synthesized from total RNA isolated, cloned and their coding region were completely sequenced. In silico analyses of the translation products showed that the respective protein subunits contain the conserved domains N, M and C, typical of hemocyanins, and that in HEX 110, but not in the other subunits, the C domain is interrupted by a repetitive amino acid sequence. Analyses of similarity suggested that in the honey bee, the four hexamerin genes derived by duplication events and diversification from an ancestral gene, resulting in multiple paralogs. Our analyses also showed that HEX 110 is rich in glutamine/glutamic acid and that HEX 70a and HEX 70c are composed by more than 15% of aromatic amino acids and, therefore, integrate the arylphorin class of hexamerins. The temporal expression of these genes, and also of the gene encoding a previously characterized hexamerin of A. mellifera, hex 70b, was analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively during the development of worker bees, queens and drones. Concomitantly, the abundance of the respective polypeptides in the fat body or hemolymph was examined by SDS-PAGE or Western Blot. The four hexamerin genes are expressed in the fat body mainly during larval stage. The modulation of the expression of these genes shows similarities during the larval-pupal transition of worker bees, queens and drones, with high levels of transcripts in the last larval instar and low levels in newly ecdysed pupae. However, the relative quantity of transcripts of hex 70a, hex 70b and hex 110 in the feeding phase of the last larval instar (L5F) is significantly lower in queens than in worker bees, suggesting the participation of the respective proteins in the process of caste differentiation. During the larval stage, the four different hexamerin subunits are stored in the hemolymph where, seemingly, they perform the function of storage proteins and hence, constitute source of amino acids for pupal development. Nevertheless, the expression of hex 70a is extended until the adult stage of worker bees, queens and drones and, in this stage, the female bees and the drones show distinct expression profiles. In the fat body of worker bees, but not in queens and drones, the expression of hex 110 also occurs during the adult stage. The expression of hex 70a and hex 110 in the adult fat body was proven to be limited by the availability of nutrients: worker bees fed with a protein diet showed significantly higher levels of both transcripts than the ones that received a diet which was poor in protein, thus evidencing that the transcription and translation processes are nutritionally-regulated. Additionally, the transcripts level of hex 70a and of hex 110 increase in the fat body of worker bees with active ovaries, suggesting that these genes have function associated with reproduction. In A. mellifera, the fat body is not the only site of expression of hexamerins genes. Transcripts of hex 70a, hex 70b and hex 110 were detected also in developing gonads of worker bees, queens and drones, suggesting that they have a function in ovary differentiation and testis maturation. Our results indicated that the hexamerins encoded by these genes have alternate functions in the life cycle of A. mellifera honey bees, besides serving as a source of amino acids to metamorphosis.
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Santos, Aline Mackert dos. "Biologia molecular de genes envolvidos no metabolismo do hormônio juvenil em Apis mellifera." Universidade de São Paulo, 2008. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/17/17135/tde-25052011-162352/.
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O Hormônio Juvenil (HJ) é um sesquiterpenóide que participa de diversas funções do ciclo de vida de insetos. Em Apis mellifera o HJ está envolvido também com o processo de diferenciação de castas e polietismo etário. Neste trabalho, genes participantes da degradação e das vias de síntese do HJ nos corpora allata (CA) foram identificados a partir das seqüências disponibilizadas pelo sequenciamento do genoma de A. mellifera. A identificação destes genes baseou-se em análises funcionais, como interferência por RNA fita dupla, similaridade entre seqüências, expressão tecido-específica e busca por motivos conservados. Análises de quantificação dos transcritos destes genes revelaram padrões condizentes com os títulos de HJ e mostraram que o balanço entre as vias de síntese e degradação deste hormônio age em conjunto para regular os títulos de HJ. Uma importante associação entre a degradação do HJ pelas enzimas esterase do HJ e epóxido hidrolase do HJ com o processo de diferenciação dos ovários, que ocorre durante o estágio larval, foi estabelecida. Estas enzimas parecem atuar ativamente na manutenção dos níveis de HJ durante o processo de diferenciação de castas. A alimentação mostrou ser um processo de suma importância sobre o metabolismo do HJ durante a vida adulta de operárias, em adição ao controle exercido pela alimentação já descrito durante o período larval, que leva à diferenciação de castas distintas. A execução deste trabalho contribuiu de maneira significativa para o conhecimento deste sistema instigante que controla toda a homeostasia em uma colônia do inseto social, Apis mellifera.The sequisterpenoid, Juvenile Hormone (JH), is a key regulator in many aspects of insect life. In the Honey bee, Apis mellifera¸ JH is additionally involved in caste differentiation and also in age task performance during adult worker life. Herein, we identified genes coding to JH synthesis enzymes pathway in corpora allata and degradation in hemolymph and tissues based on sequences from Genome Sequencing Consortium. The identification of those genes involved functional assays as RNA interference, expression levels in specific tissues, search for functional motifs and also similarity among sequences. The results showed that a balance between synthesis and degradation occurs to the maintenance of hemolymph JH titers. An association between JH degradation by the enzymes, JH esterase and JH epoxide hydrolase, and ovary differentiation during larval stage was established. JH degradation showed to act together with the JH synthesis process to maintain the cast-specific titers of JH, which is essential to females development into castes. The nutrition status in Honey bee adult workers is an important mechanism controlling JH metabolism, in the same way it was observed previously for larvae development. The progress of this work contributed significantly to the knowledge of this amazing social insect life, A. mellifera.
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Serrenho, Ana Luísa Marques Gaspar. "Avaliação do efeito acaricida de óleo essencial de mentha cervina L. sobre Varroa destructor." Master's thesis, Universidade de Évora, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/15281.
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A varroa destructor é um ácaro que compromete a sobrevivência e produtividade das abelhas, acarretando grandes prejuízos para a actividade apícola. Actualmente, uma das linhas de investigação nesta área passa por tratamentos através de óleos essenciais.
Este trabalho teve como objectivo avaliar o efeito acaricida de óleo essencial (OE) de Mentha cervina. Foram realizados ensaios com varroas sujeitas a várias doses de óleo. Os resultados foram promissores, pois o efeito acaricida foi notório mesmo a doses muito baixas. Ficou igualmente provado que o OE testado não é prejudicial para as abelhas. Foram também estudados em colónias de abelhas, aplicados sob forma de pó ou de filme, mas os resultados não forma tão positivos como inicialmente previsto. O efeito acaricida não foi visível. Consequentemente discute-se uma adequação da matriz e da dosagem; ABSTRACT: Varroa destructor endangers the survival and productivity of honey bee colonies worldwide, causing major damage to the beekeeping industry. Currently, one of the research lines looking for better ways of coping with Varroa is the assessment of essential oils that may be successfully used in colony treatments. The main aim of this study was to evaluate the acaricidal effect of the essential oil of Mentha Cervina on phoretic Varroa mites. Laboratory tests were performed with doses of essential oil ranging from 0.1 to 10 μl. The results were globally very promising, since the acaricidal effect on Varroa was manifest even at considerably low dosages, being apparently harmless to individual bees. The tested essential oil was also applied to honey bee colonies, either in a powder or in a film carrier. The results were not as positive as anticipated, considering that no added acaricidal effect was found in field treatments.
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Heimken, Christina. "Kommunikation zwischen Arbeiterinnen und Larven der Honigbiene Apis mellifera." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2007. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=985043520.
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Gempe, Tanja. "Vollständige Charakterisierung des geschlechtsbestimmenden Lokus der Honigbiene Apis mellifera." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2006. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=983938164.
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Basile, Rebecca. "Thermoregulation and Resource Management in the Honeybee (Apis mellifera)." kostenfrei, 2009. http://www.opus-bayern.de/uni-wuerzburg/volltexte/2009/3979/.
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Stollhoff, Nicola. "Retrieval induced consolidation processes in the honeybee, Apis mellifera." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2005. http://www.diss.fu-berlin.de/2006/54/index.html.
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Muñoz, Gabaldón Irene. "Variación genética y conservación de poblaciones de Apis mellifera." Doctoral thesis, Universidad de Murcia, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/123904.
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Se han investigado la diversidad y estructura genética en poblaciones de abejas (Apis mellifera) de la Macaronesia y Europa del Este, con fines conservacionistas. La estructura poblacional actual indica cierta diferenciación espacial y confirma la presencia de ecotipos en ambas regiones. Los análisis moleculares (ADNmt y microsatélites) revelaron introgresión de subespecies europeas en la Macaronesia e hibridación entre subespecies-C en Europa del Este, lo cual amenaza la conservación de los ecotipos y contribuye a la diseminación de patógenos. Se ha observado una dispersión y aumento de la prevalencia de Nosema ceranae en la Macaronesia ligado a la introducción de reinas. Dado que aún existen ecotipos locales en la Macaronesia y un alto grado de diferenciación y diversidad genética en las poblaciones de Europa del Este a pesar de la evidente influencia antrópica, se deberían implantar políticas de conservación para minimizar los efectos negativos de la introgresión e hibridación introgresiva.We have investigated the diversity and genetic structure in populations of honey bees (Apis mellifera) in the Macaronesia and Eastern Europe, for conservation purposes. The current population structure indicates some spatial differentiation and confirms the presence of ecotypes in both regions. Molecular analyses (mtDNA and microsatellites) revealed introgression of European subspecies in the Macaronesia and hybridization between C-subspecies in Eastern Europe, threatening the conservation of ecotypes and contributing to the spread of pathogens. We observed dispersion and increased prevalence of Nosema ceranae in the Macaronesia linked to the introduction of queens. Since there are still local ecotypes in the Macaronesia region and a high degree of differentiation and genetic diversity in honey bee populations of Eastern Europe despite the obvious human influence, conservation policies should be implemented to minimize the negative effects of introgressive hybridization and introgression.
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Palubinskytė, Sigita. "Bičių (Apis mellifera) kolonijų produkcinių ir reprodukcinių savybių tyrimas." Bachelor's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2012. http://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2012~D_20120831_091258-33661.
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Darbo tikslas – ištirti bičių kolonijų produkcines ir reprodukcines savybes, laikant įvairaus dydţio aviliuose. Siekiant šio tikslo bus iškelti sekantys uţdaviniai: 1. Įtakoti bičių kolonijų pavasarinio apsiskraidymo laiką; 2. Įvertinti bičių svorį po pavasarinio apsiskraidymo; 3. Nustatyti avilio tipo įtaką bičių šeimų ţiemojimui bei jų fiziologinei būklei; 4. Nustatyti traninių perų pasirodymo laiką bičių kolonijoje; 5. Nustatyti Varroa destructor erkių įtaką tranų lervučių masei; 6. Nustatyti avilio talpumo įtaką motinių lopšelių skaičiui bei bičių produkcijai. Buvo stebimas bičių kolonijų pavasarinis apsiskraidymas, sveriamos bitės po pavasarinio apsiskraidymo, stebimas aptūptų bitėmis korių skaičius 2010–2011 metais. Apţiūrimi pirmieji traniniai perai bičių kolonijoje, sveriant tranų lervas nustatinėjama erkių Varroa destructor įtaka jų masei, įvertinama bičių kolonijų fiziologinė būklė. Taip pat registruojami motininiai lopšeliai bičių šeimose ir medaus kopimo metu atliekama išsukto medaus apskaita.
Bičių apsiskraidymas vyko dviem etapais, pirmą kartą apsiskraidė 4 bičių šeimos, o antra likusios 12 šeimų. Ištyrus bičių svorį po pavasarinio apsiskraidymo paaiškėjo, kad iš 60 % tirtų bičių svoris yra 0,11 g, o likusių bičių svoris maţesnis. Nustatant avilio įtaką bičių šeimų ţiemojimui 2010–2011 metais, buvo nustatyta, kad 27 korių aviliuose bičių šeimos yra stipriausios. Apţiūrint bičių kolonijas, iš 16 bičių šeimų, 4 šeimos buvo su pirmaisiais traniniais perais... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]The aim – to investigate bee colony productive and reproductive characteristics. To achieve this objective will be to raise the following goals: 1. Influence first fly colonies in spring time; 2. To evaluate the weight of the bees in the spring after first fly; 3. Identify type of impact on the hive of bees and their families in winter physiological condition; 4. Set the time of the appearance of peers traninių bee colony; 5. Determine the impact of Varroa destructor mites in drone larvae masses; 6. Set the capacity of the hive mother influence the number of nursery and bee products. Colonies were observed in spring first flight, weighed after spring first flight bees, bees, combs sits observed number 2010–2011 years. Also examined the first drones peers bee colony, weighing the drone larvae of identical mite Varroa destructor influence their weight, assess the physiological state of bee colonies. The nursery also recorded maternal families of honey bees climbing in done unfolded honey accounting. First flight bees gone through two phases, the first flight four colonies, and the second the remaining 12 families. Examination of the weight of the bee first fly spring showed that 60% of tested bees weighing 0.1138 g and the weight of the remaining bees. In determining the impact of the hive bee families influence winter 2010–2011, has been found that 27 hives of bees honeycomb is the strongest of the family. Survey of bee colonies in 16 hives, four families were the first drone... [to full text]
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Sousa, Arlik Rafael Santiago de. "Divergências morfométricas e comportamentais em Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera:apidae)." Universidade Federal de Sergipe, 2014. https://ri.ufs.br/handle/riufs/3295.
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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e TecnológicoBees of the genus Apis are widely distributed throughout the tropical regions of the planet, playing fundamental role as pollinators. In Brazil they are a polihibrid formed by the crossbreed of African subspecies Apis mellifera scutellata and European subspecies, where due generalist habits the introgression of alleles of the African subspecies has led to a predominance of the your characteristics in relation to European subspecies. The scope of this work was to characterize the divergence among 71 colonies of Africanized honey bees located in three distinct ecoregions (Forest zone, Ecotone and Semiarid) of the State of Sergipe Brazilian northeast, through morphological and behavioral analyses, in order to assess the relationship between the effects of seasonality and the different patterns morphoclimatic ecoregions in morphology, behavior and distribution of these groups of bees. In this work we used geometric morphometric techniques observing the anatomical landmarks of the wing venation with the aid of software Tps / DIG and evaluation of hygienic behavior by pin-killing method in two distinct seasonal periods, the dry and rainy. The correlation between the hygienic behavior indexes and environmental variables was obtained by Spearman correlation and the causal relations by path analysis, with the aid of software R. The morphometric analyzes were performed by means of multivariate analysis with the aid of software MORPHOJ and PAST. Thus, the results of this study demonstrated that the high gene flow evidenced between studied colonies and pronounced differences in apiaries and ecoregions with influence of altitude on shape (r=0,06239; p= 0.05) and size (0.001) contributed therefore for the separation of these groups as result of phenotypic plasticity rather than genetic divergence among populations of Africanized honey bees. Furthermore, the results also demonstrated significant difference in hygienic behavior of these populations between the dry and rainy season (p= 0,022; α=0,05) and between ecoregions (p=0,001; α=0,05) with the influence of temperature (ρ=0,065; p=0,471; α=0,05) and altitude (ρ=-0,294; p=0,001 α=0,05) upon pluviosity (ρ=0,274; p=0,002; α=0,05) that demonstrated be the main modulator of hygienic behavior, thus reinforcing the influence of environmental factors on the expression of this trait. Therefore, it is concluded by the influence of stochastic factors in the morphology, behavior and distribution of Africanized honey bees, where polyphenisms found denote the high genetic variability of these populations, a fact that can be exploited in future conservation, handling and breeding programs.
As abelhas do genero Apis estao amplamente distribuidas pelas regioes tropicais do planeta, sendo fundamentais no papel de polinizadores. No Brasil, estas sao um poliibrido formado pelo cruzamento entre a subespecie africana Apis mellifera scutellata e as subespecies europeias. Devido a habitos generalistas, a introgressao de alelos da subespecie africana tem levado a uma predominancia nas caracteristicas desta em relacao as europeias. O presente trabalho teve como escopo a caracterizacao da divergencia entre 71 colonias de A. mellifera africanizadas, situadas em tres distintas ecorregioes (Zona da Mata, Agreste e Sertao) do Estado de Sergipe, nordeste do Brasil, por meio de analises morfologicas e comportamentais, com o objetivo de avaliar as relacoes entre os efeitos da sazonalidade e dos distintos padroes morfoclimaticos das ecorregioes na morfologia, comportamento e distribuicao desses grupos de abelhas. Neste estudo foram utilizadas tecnicas de morfometria geometrica, com observacao dos marcos anatomicos da venacao alar, com o auxilio do software Tps/DIG e avaliacao do comportamento higienico pelo metodo de perfuracao de crias em dois periodos estacionais, o seco e o chuvoso. A correlacao entre os indices de comportamento higienico e as variaveis ambientais foi obtida por meio da correlacao de Spearman e as relacoes de causalidade por meio da analise de trilha, com o auxilio do software R. As analises morfometricas foram realizadas por meio de tecnicas de analise multivariada, com o auxilio dos softwares MORPHOJ e PAST. Assim, os resultados deste trabalho demonstraram que o intenso fluxo genico evidenciado entre as colonias estudadas e as diferencas pronunciadas nos distintos apiarios e ecorregioes, com influencia da altitude na forma (r=0,06239; p= 0.05) e tamanho (0.001) contribuiram, portanto, para a separacao desses grupos como resultado da plasticidade fenotipica e nao de divergencia genetica entre as populacoes de abelhas africanizadas. Alem disso, os resultados tambem demonstraram haver diferenca significativa no comportamento higienico dessas populacoes, entre os periodos seco e chuvoso (p= 0,022 ¿=0,05) e entre as ecorregioes (p=0,001; ¿=0,05), com influencia da temperatura ( Ï=0,065 p=0,471; ¿=0,05) e altitude ( Ï=-0,294; p=0,001; ¿=0,05) sobre a pluviosidade ( Ï=0,274 p=0,002; ¿=0,05) sendo esta o principal modulador do comportamento higienico, reforcando a influencia de fatores ambientais na manifestacao dessa caracteristica. Portanto, conclui-se pela influencia de fatores estocasticos na morfologia, comportamento e distribuicao das abelhas africanizadas, onde os polifenismos encontrados denotam a grande variabilidade genetica dessas populacoes, fato esse que pode ser explorado em futuros programas de conservacao, manejo e melhoramento.
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Francoy, Tiago Mauricio. "Variabilidade genético-morfológica em populações neotropicais de Apis mellifera." Universidade de São Paulo, 2007. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/17/17135/tde-07042008-075730/.
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Desde o início do processo de africanização das abelhas Apis mellifera nas Américas em 1957, as abelhas africanizadas têm sido alvo de muitos estudos, sendo a variabilidade populacional um destes focos. Neste trabalho, populações Neotropicais de Apis mellifera do Brasil e do Panamá foram avaliadas quanto a sua variabilidade morfológica por morfometria tradicional, morfometria geométrica e pelo software de identificação automática de abelhas ABIS (Automatic Bee Identification System). Foram ainda avaliadas quanto à origem do DNA mitocondrial encontrado atualmente nas populações, bem como mudanças temporais nos perfis morfométricos e de DNA mitocondrial nas populações de Ribeirão Preto e do Panamá. Os resultados mostram que as populações brasileiras amostradas apresentam um gradiente de variação de tamanho, sendo que as abelhas do sul são significantemente maiores que as do norte do país, assim como as abelhas do princípio do processo de africanização em Ribeirão Preto e no Panamá são maiores que as populações atuais. Essas diferenças de tamanho podem refletir diferentes graus de mistura das populações ancestrais e também fatores ecológicos e ambientais. Entretanto, nenhuma correlação significante foi encontrada entre as medidas de tamanho de asa e altitude da localidade amostrada, fato este que nos indica que em nossas amostras, a variável altitude não interferiu no tamanho das asas das abelhas. No que diz respeito à variabilidade do formato das nervuras das asas das abelhas africanizadas, esta se mostra pequena e, apesar de distinto do formato de Apis mellifera scutellata, o formato das nervuras das abelhas africanizadas é mais parecido com o destas abelhas do que das demais subespécies formadoras do híbrido. O DNA mitocondrial das populações brasileiras de abelhas africanizadas apresentou-se quase que totalmente como sendo de origem africana à exceção de três colônias que apresentaram DNA mitocondrial como sendo de origem de subespécies do leste europeu. Quando a morfometria geométrica e o ABIS foram testado no quesito identificação populacional, ambos mostraram um desempenho muito fraco em identificar as populações de abelhas africanizadas, provavelmente devido ao alto fluxo gênico entre os grupos. Entretanto, quando tratamos de grupos mais distantes, como subespécies e populações isoladas, como é o caso da população de abelhas italianas (A. m. ligustica) de Fernando de Noronha, os dois métodos morfométricos se mostraram muito eficientes, com as taxas de acerto girando entre 85% e 100% na identificação de colônias de diferentes subespécies e da população de Fernando de Noronha. A população de Fernando de Noronha apresentou ainda um perfil morfométrico completamente diferenciado de Apis mellifera ligustica, subespécie que foi introduzida na ilha em 1984, podendo estas diferenças serem resultado de inbreeding, adaptação ambiental ou mesmo efeito gargalo das matrizes introduzidas. Desta maneira, as novas metodologias morfométricas utilizadas neste trabalho, embora não sejam precisas ou as mais apropriadas para identificar o grau de africanização das populações de abelhas africanizadas, se mostram muito promissoras no estudo da identificação das subespécies de Apis mellifera e mesmo de outras espécies de abelhas.Since the release of the African bee Apis mellifera scutellata in Brazil in 1957, Africanized honey bees have been widely studied, though there are still unresolved questions about population variability. We examined the temporal and spatial variability of Apis mellifera populations from Brazil and Panama, using mitochondrial DNA, traditional morphometrics, geometric morphometrics and an Automatic Bee Identification System (ABIS). The populations from Ribeirão Preto, Brazil and Panamá were examined for temporal changes in their morphometric profiles and in mitochondrial DNA patterns. Bees from south Brazil were found to be significantly larger than those from the north and northeast. Bees collected at the beginning of the Africanization process were also found to be bigger than those collected recently. These differences in size may reflect different degrees of admixture of the founder subspecies and also environmental and ecological factors. No significant correlation was observed between the size of the wings and the altitude where the bees were sampled. When the patterns of wing venation were compared among the Africanized populations, we found little variation; though Africanized bees were found to be distinct from (African) A. m. scutellata, this group was most similar to the African pattern. The mtDNA of the Africanized populations was found to be almost completely of African origin, except for three of 394 colonies, which had the east European pattern. This nearly complete displacement may have been caused by nest usurpation by Africanized bees or due to a competitive disadvantage of hybrids with European maternity. We did not get good discrimination or identifications of the populations with ABIS and geometric morphometrics, probably due to the high rates of gene flow among the groups. However, when tested in more distinct groups, for example, subspecies and isolated populations, such as the Italian bees on Fernando de Noronha island, these two methods were very efficient, with identification rates of around 85% and 100%, respectively. The population of Italian bees (A.m. ligustica) on Fernando de Noronha presented a morphometric profile very different from that of A. m. ligustica, the subspecies introduced to the island in 1984. These differences could be a result of inbreeding, environmental adaptations or bottleneck effects. The two new morphometric methodologies, though they did not provide good discrimination of the Africanized populations, are very promising for studies of Apis mellifera subspecies and for identification of other bee species.
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Crous, Kendall Lauren. "Brood cycles in queenless colonies of Apis mellifera capensis." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005335.
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In a honeybee colony, the loss of a queen is considered to be a serious occurrence and, if a new queen is not produced, ultimately doomed. However, in colonies of Apis mellifera capensis (Cape honeybees), numerous pathways are available for a colony which unexpectedly losses a queen. At the onset of this experiment, four colonies of A. m. capensis were dequeened. Following this photographs of all brood frames in each colony were taken and the contents of the cells analysed. Cells were chosen at random but once selected were repeatedly analysed for the duration of the experiment. The contents of a total of 44 888 individual cells were analysed. Any queen cells constructed during the sampling period were removed, maintaining a queenless state. In each colony, as predicted, the removal of the queen evoked a variety of responses in an attempt to rectify the sudden loss. However, ultimately three of the four colonies absconded, leaving little by way of stores. Three of the four colonies initially attempted to rear a new queen while one colony was immediately invaded by a presumed foreign queen and hence any attempt at queen cell construction ceased. An increased number of queen cells in the swarm position were recorded in all colonies. The invasion of a colony by a foreign queen was considered to be a new pathway available for queenless colonies of A.m capensis. Worker policing and suspected brood cannibalism was prevalent in all sampled colonies yet in addition, the transfer of eggs and larvae from cell to cell was also observed which may have increased the suspected cases of policing and cannibalism. It was unclear whether an egg or larva had been consumed or simply moved to another cell on the brood frame. All colonies contained eggs from laying workers to varying degrees, based on the length of each individual sampling period which varied between colonies due to differences in absconding dates. A steady breakdown in the effectiveness of the division of labour amongst the worker bees was observed in each of the colonies highlighting the vital role of a queen. This breakdown was clearly seen in the reduction in general housekeeping within a colony. An increase in stores indicated a possible increase in the number of forager bees, thereby reducing the number of worker bees available for other duties. Pathways available to broodright colonies and strategies used following sudden queen loss are discussed.
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Soares, Michelle Prioli Miranda. "Genes cuticulares diferencialmente expressos durante eventos da metamorfose de Apis mellifera." Universidade de São Paulo, 2012. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/59/59139/tde-31072012-102425/.
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A cutícula dos insetos é composta principalmente por uma variedade de proteínas que interagem com filamentos de quitina, um polímero de N-acetilglicosamina, para formar um envoltório rígido que protege e dá forma ao organismo. O crescimento dos insetos depende da renovação periódica da cutícula, que se desprende durante a apólise e é digerida enquanto a epiderme sintetiza uma nova cutícula substituta. Tal renovação caracteriza a muda e metamorfose e é coordenada por hormônios, com destaque para os ecdisteróides. O atual trabalho objetivou caracterizar a expressão diferencial de genes do tegumento (cutícula e epiderme subjacente), além de elucidar aspectos de regulação e função no contexto da muda e metamorfose, com foco nos genes codificadores de proteínas estruturais e enzimas cuticulares. Para este fim, utilizamos o tegumento de fases específicas da muda pupal-adulta, isto é, de pupas (Pw), de pupas em apólise (Pp) e de adultas faratas (Pbl) para análises de microarrays de cDNA. As análises dos microarrays mostraram 761 e 1173 genes diferencialmente expressos nos tegumentos de adultas faratas (Pbl) em comparação com pupas (Pw) ou pupas em apólise (Pp), respectivamente. A categorização destes genes, segundo os critérios do Gene Ontology, distinguiu totalmente o tegumento de adultas faratas (Pbl) dos tegumentos de pupas (Pw) ou pupas em apólise (Pp) tanto em relação ao critério Processo Biológico quanto em relação à Função molecular, evidenciando grande mudança na expressão gênica durante a construção do exoesqueleto definitivo nas adultas faratas (Pbl). Os microarrays mostraram aumento estatisticamente significante da expressão de 24 genes cuticulares no tegumento de adultas faratas. Este resultado foi validado por RT-PCR em tempo real (qRT-PCR) para 23 destes genes (AmelCPR3, AmelCPR4, AmelCPR6, AmelCPR14, AmelCPR15, AmelCPR17, AmelCPR23, AmelCPR24, AmelCPR25, AmelCPR28, AmelCPR29, AmelCPR30, apd-1, apd-2, apd-3, CPLCP1, Am-C, Am-D, AmelTwdl1, AmelTwdl2, GB12449, GB12811 e GB11550), e por RT-PCR semiquantitativa para o gene Amlac2. Além disto, a maior expressão de outros 2 genes cuticulares (AmelCPR1 e AmelCPR2) em adultas faratas foi demonstrada por qRT-PCR. Estes genes cuticulares positivamente regulados no tegumento de adultas faratas (Pbl) devem estar envolvidos com a formação e diferenciação do exoesqueleto definitivo. O aumento da expressão gênica neste período da muda (Pbl) é regulado pela variação do título de ecdisteróides e ocorre enquanto o título deste hormônio decai, após ter atingido o pico indutor da apólise na fase de desenvolvimento precedente (Pp). Ao contrário, as análises por qRT-PCR mostraram que 2 outros genes cuticulares (AmelCPF1 e AmelCPR1) são negativamente regulados no tegumento de adultas faratas em comparação com pupas, sugerindo que são específicos de cutícula pupal. Estes genes foram inibidos pelo aumento dos níveis de ecdisteróides, que induz a apólise. Vinte e um entre os 24 genes cuticulares diferencialmente expressos nos microarrays codificam proteínas pertencentes às famílias CPF, CPR, Apidermina, CPLCP, Análoga a peritrofina e Tweedle. Os outros 3 genes diferencialmente expressos (GB12449, GB12811, GB11550) não tinham sido ainda caracterizados como genes cuticulares. Dois deles, GB12449 e GB12811, foram sequenciados para validação da predição e para a caracterização das respectivas estruturas genômicas. Experimentos de hibridação in situ com sonda fluorescente (FISH) nos permitiram localizar altos níveis de transcritos destes genes no citoplasma de células da epiderme de adultas faratas, sugerindo fortemente sua natureza cuticular e envolvimento na construção do exoesqueleto definitivo. O presente estudo consiste na primeira análise global de expressão de genes do tegumento de uma espécie de himenóptero social. Os resultados apresentados levaram à identificação de genes com expressão associada à muda pupal-adulta e formação do exoesqueleto definitivo. Este trabalho contribui com novos dados moleculares para o aprofundamento do conhecimento da metamorfose de A. mellifera.The insect cuticle is mainly composed of proteins that interact with chitin filaments to form a rigid structure that protects and shapes the organism. Insects grow through the periodic renewal of the cuticle, which is shed at each apolysis episode, and subsequently digested while the epidermis synthesizes the cuticle of the next stage. These molting events are coordinated by hormones, mainly ecdysteroids. The current work aimed to characterize differential gene expression in the integument (cuticle and underlying epidermis) during the ecdysteroid-regulated pupal-to-adult molt. Special attention was given to the structure and expression of genes encoding proteins and enzymes involved in cuticle formation and differentiation. To achieve these goals, we used thoracic integument of newly-ecdysed pupae (Pw), pupae in apolysis (Pp) and pharate adults (Pbl) in cDNA microarray analyses. The microarray analysis showed 761 and 1173 differentially expressed genes in the pharate adult integument (Pbl) in comparison to pupae (Pw) or pupae in apolysis (Pp), respectively. Gene Ontology terms for Biological Process and Molecular Function completely distinguished the integument of pharate adults (Pbl) from the integument of pupae (Pw) or pupae in apolysis (Pp). The microarray analysis discriminated 24 cuticular genes with a significant expression increase in the pharate adult integument. This was validated by real time RT-PCR analysis (qRT-PCR) for 23 of these genes (AmelCPR3, AmelCPR4, AmelCPR6, AmelCPR14, AmelCPR15, AmelCPR17, AmelCPR23, AmelCPR24, AmelCPR25, AmelCPR28, AmelCPR29, AmelCPR30, apd-1, apd-2, apd-3, CPLCP1, Am-C, Am-D, AmelTwdl1, AmelTwdl2, GB12449, GB12811 and GB11550), and by semiquantitative RT-PCR for Amlac2. In addition, the increased expression of other two cuticular genes (AmelCPR1 and AmelCPR2) was confirmed by qRT-PCR. These up-regulated cuticular genes in pharate adult integument apparently are involved in adult cuticle formation and differentiation, which occurs while the ecdysteroids titers decay, after reaching the peak that induces apolysis in the preceding phase (Pp). In contrast, two cuticular genes (AmelCPF1 e AmelCPR1) were confirmed by qRT-PCR analysis as negatively regulated in the integument of pharate adults compared to pupae, suggesting that they are specific to pupal cuticle. Therefore, these genes were inhibited by the increasing ecdysteroid levels that induce apolysis. Twenty one of the 24 cuticular genes differentially expressed in the microarrays encode proteins belonging to the CPF, CPR, Apidermin, CPLCP, Analogous to peritrofins and Tweedle families. The other three differentially expressed genes (GB12449, GB12811, GB11550) had not yet been assigned as cuticular genes. Two of them (GB12449 and GB12811) were sequenced, thus allowing prediction validation and gene structure characterization. In situ hybridization experiments using fluorescent probe (FISH) localized high expression of these genes in the pharate adult epidermis, strongly suggesting their involvement in the construction of the adult exoskeleton. This study is the first global gene expression analysis of the integument from a social hymenopteran species. The expression of genes in the integument was associated to the molting process and to the adult exoskeleton formation. This work contributes with new molecular data for a deeper understanding of A. mellifera metamorphosis.
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Antonio, David Santos Marco. "Processos celulares no desenvolvimento do olho composto de Apis mellifera." Universidade de São Paulo, 2008. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/17/17135/tde-10102008-144722/.
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Os processos que regem o desenvolvimento dos olhos compostos em insetos têm sido amplamente estudados em Drosophila melanogaster onde estes se originam a partir de discos imaginais. Pouco se sabe, porém, sobre o desenvolvimento do lóbulo óptico e da retina em outros insetos que, na sua grande maioria, não possuem discos imaginais de olhos separados do sistema nervoso central. Neste sentido, a análise comparada do desenvolvimento dos olhos de Apis mellifera pode contribuir não somente para aspectos evo-devo entre as grandes famílias dos insetos holometábolos, quanto pode elucidar questões de plasticidade de desenvolvimento pois os olhos compostos apresentam fortes características sexo e casta-específicas. Com o objetivo primário de elucidar os padrões de divisão e diferenciação celular durante o desenvolvimento do olho em A. mellifera realizamos análises histológicas e de imunomarcação durante o desenvolvimento pós-embrionário, juntamente com análise de expressão do gene roughest em tempo real. Para imunomarcação utilizamos o anticorpo anti-fosfo-histona H3 fosforilada que marca células em fase M do ciclo celular. Foram analisadas larvas operárias entre o terceiro instar larval (L3) até pupas de olho branco, rosa e marrom, com foco sobre o quinto instar larval que fica subdividida em fase de alimentação e crescimento (L5F), fases de tecelagem de casulo (L5S) e prepupa (PP). O desenvolvimento do lóbulo óptico em Apis mellifera ocorre por dobramento neuroepitelial, a partir de um centro de diferenciação, seqüencialmente gerando as camadas neurais do lóbulo óptico (lóbula, medula e lâmina). A lâmina (última a surgir) 6 apresentou-se com desenvolvimento mais lento e em duas fases antes da metamorfose: a primeira fase é o seu surgimento no começo do quinto instar larval acompanhando o primeiro pico de expressão de roughest e a segunda fase ocorre durante a tecelagem de casulo com o desenvolvimento do córtex acompanhando o segundo pico de expressão de roughest. Ainda durante o segundo pico de expressão de roughest os rabdômeros da retina começam a ficar visíveis, assim como os feixes axonais. Estes porém estarão completamente formados somente após a metamorfose.. O desenvolvimento completo da lâmina, lóbula e medula e da retina ocorre somente após a metamorfose. Durante a fase pupal as estruturas do lóbulo óptico estão prontas, porém na retina observa-se ainda gradual pigmentação, encurtamento dos feixes axonais e alongamento dos rabdômeros até atingirem o seu comprimento final logo antes da emergência.The processes that drive compound eye development in insects have been broadly studied in Drosophila melanogaster in which they arise from imaginal discs. Little is known about optic lobe and retina development in other insects, most of which do not have imaginal eye discs attached to the nervous system. For this reason, a comparative analysis of eye development in the honey bee, Apis mellifera, not only contributes to evo-devo aspects comparing the major families of holometabolous insects, but also may elucidate questions about developmental plasticity because the compound eyes of the honeybee show strong sex and caste-specific differences. Since our primary objective was to elucidate the pattern of cellular differentiation and division during eye development we performed histological and immunolabelling analyses during the postembrionic stages of development, concomitant with a realtime analysis of roughest gene expression. For the immunolabelling experiments we used an anti-phospho-histone H3 antibody that labels cells in M phase. We analyzed eye development in worker larvae starting with the third instar until white, pink and browneyed pupae, paying special attention to the fifth instar which was subdivided into feeding phase (L5F), cocoon spinning phase (L5S) and prepupae (PP). Optic Lobe development in Apis mellifera occurs by neuroepithelial folding initiating from a differentiation center, in the larval brain. This center sequentially produces the neural layers of the optic lobe (medulla, lobula and lamina). Development of the lamina, which is the last layer to be formed, takes more time and happens in two steps before metamorphosis. The first step is emergence at the beginning of the fifth larval instar coinciding with the first peak of roughest gene expression. The second step 8 occurs during the cocoon spinning phase and is marked by its inner differentiation, again accompanied by a second peak of roughest expression. During this second peak of roughest expression the rabdomers in the retina become visible. These, however, cplete thir development only during the pupal stage. The development of the lamina, lobula and medulla is not complete until after metamorphosis, even though these optic lobe structures are structurally defined already at the beginning of the pupal phase. Retinal development in this phase is marked by gradual pigmentation, axonal bundle shortening and rabdomer elongation, which reach their final size just prior to emergence of the bees from their brood cells.
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Bomtorin, Ana Durvalina. "Desenvolvimento Diferencial Casta-Específico das Pernas Posteriores de Apis mellifera." Universidade de São Paulo, 2009. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/17/17135/tde-11062013-160332/.
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A diferenciação morfofisiológica entre rainhas e operárias de Apis mellifera decorre da alimentação recebida durante o desenvolvimento larval, que estimula o aumento da produção de Hormônio Juvenil naslarvas que originarão rainhas. Dentre as diversas diferenças morfológicas entre operárias e rainhas encontramse estruturas especializadas para a coleta de pólen e própolis, localizadas na região da tíbia e do basitarso das pernas posteriores de operárias. A diferenciação das pernas tem início entre o quarto e o quinto estágio do desenvolvimento larval. Utilizandose Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura o presente trabalho relata a presença das cerdas formando as estruturas castaespecíficas na fase de pupa de olho marrom. A partir de estudos de hibridação de microarrays de cDNA com amostras de RNA de A. mellifera de diversas fases do desenvolvimento larval, foram encontrados 91 genes com ortólogos conhecidos em Drosophila, diferencialmente expressos entre rainhas e operárias no período crítico da diferenciação de castas. Destes, cinco estão relacionados com o desenvolvimento de apêndices: ataxin2 (atx2), cryptocephal (crc), dachshund (dac), grunge (gug) e Retinoic and fat acid Binding Protein (RfaBP). O perfil destes genes, e ainda, ultrabithorax (ubx), distalless(dll) e abdominalA (abdA) (estes porsuassuasfunções durante a diferenciação das pernas de insetos) foram analisados por RTPCR em Tempo Real em pernas posteriores de operárias e rainhas desde o quarto estágio larval até o estágio de pupa de olho branco. Apenas ubx e abdA foram encontrados mais expressos em operárias ao final do desenvolvimento larval e início do desenvolvimento pupal. Estudossimilares dos genes abdA, dac, dll e ubx nossegmentos das pernas de pupas de olho branco indicam a tíbia como domínio de expressão de dac. Imunolocalizações utilizando um anticorpo contra um epitopo conservado entre Ubx e AbdA, FP6.87, em pernas posteriores de prépupas de operárias e rainhasrevelam a presença destas proteínas na tíbia apenas de operárias e diferencialmente localizadas no basitarso de operárias e rainhas. Os dados acima apresentados apontam Ubx, um gene Hox, como pontochave na regulação da formação das estruturas castaespecíficas.Diphenism in the honey bee, Apis mellifera,resultsfromdifferential feeding of female larvae. Among the morphological differences, the hind legs of workers have structures that is used for carrying pollen and propolis, e.g. the corbicula, while the queens hind legslack thisstructures. The corbicula is an expanded region of the tibia deprived of bristles, which has a single bristle in the middle that seems to have a sensorial function. Using scanning electronic microscopy, we found that the leg structures and bristles of the corbicula are already formed in browneyed pupa. Microarray analysis has demonstrated that five of 240 differentiallyexpressed genesin developing castes are potentially related to the caste differences in leg development (ataxin2, cryptocephal, dachshund, grunge and Retinoic and fat acid Binding Protein). Using qPCR, we analyzed the expression of abdominalA, ataxin2, cryptocephal, grunge, Retinoic and fat acid Binding Protein and ultrabithorax genes during hind leg development. cryptocephal, ataxin2, grunge and Retinoic and fat acid Binding Protein genes, which are involved in imaginal disc elongation and bristle formation and are inhibited by juvenile hormone, were not found to be differentially expressed. However, ultrabithorax and abdominalA are over expressed in workersin the early pupalstage. By using immunohistochemistry, Ubx was localized in the tibia and basitarsus of prepupae of workers and in the basitarsus of pre pupae of queens. The pattern of Ubx expression suggests that this Hox gene is a key player in leg structuresformation and caste differentiation in A.mellifera.
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Jorge, Daniel Macedo de Melo. "Busca de Inibidores Naturais Contra o Veneno de Apis Mellifera." Universidade de São Paulo, 2008. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/17/17135/tde-29082013-152724/.
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Os insetos são os mais numerosos animais encontrados no mundo, com mais de 675 mil espécies conhecidas. Pertencentes à ordem Hymenoptera, da superfamília Apoidea, as abelhas são encontradas distribuídas em aproximadamente 20 mil espécies. No Brasil estima-se que existam 1.700 espécies. Uma das principais espécies é a Apis mellifera, com ocorrência cosmopolita. A Apis mellifera, popularmente conhecida como abelha africanizada, é agressiva, enxameia várias vezes ao ano e utiliza uma grande variedade de locais para nidificar. Esse comportamento aumenta o contato direto entre o inseto e a população, aumentando o número de acidentes. Os acidentes com abelhas representam um problema de saúde pública em diversos países do mundo pela freqüência com que ocorrem e pela mortalidade que ocasionam. O presente estudo propõe a busca por inibidores naturais contra o veneno de abelhas. Um sistema e uma base de dados foram desenvolvidos para a integração entre dados de plantas medicinais antivenenos e os venenos de abelhas. As atividades anti-hemorrágica, anti-proteolítica, anti-miotóxica, antifosfolipase e anti-edema de plantas medicinais antiveneno foram analisadas por meio de ensaios farmacológicos. As possíveis interações entre as toxinas Melitina e Fosfolipase A2 com inibidores foram avaliadas, através do docking virtual. O banco de dados, denominado Bee Venom, foi implementado e os dados de bancos de dados públicos foram inseridos no sistema. O sistema foi liberado para acesso público no endereço eletrônico http://gbi.fmrp.usp.br/beevenom/. Durante a análise da proteína Melitina foram encontradas as regiões da proteína em que os possíveis inibidores devem interagir e identificadas as propriedades químicas que os inibidores devem possuir para interagir corretamente com a Melitina. Nas análises in silico foi possível identificar 10 possíveis inibidores que interagiram corretamente com o sítio ativo da Fosfolipase A2. Algumas espécies do Banco de Germoplasma da FMRP/USP foram obtidas e utilizadas nos experimentos de atividade fosfolipásica indireta e de Edema, sendo possível observar inibição do veneno total e da proteína Fosfolipase A2. Os compostos sintéticos e inibidores avaliados não causaram inibição em todos os experimentos avaliados. Já as plantas obtidas no laboratório de Toxinas Animais e Inibidores Naturais e Sintéticos causaram inibição do veneno total e da proteína Fosfolipase A2.Insects are the most numerous animals worldwide, with more than 675 thousand known species. Belonging to Hymenoptera order, Apoidea, superfamily, bees are found distributed in approximately 20 thousand species. In Brazil there are about 1,700 species. One of the major species is Apis mellifera, with cosmopolitan occurrence. Apis mellifera, popularly known as Africanized bee, is aggressive, swarm several times per year and uses a great variety of locals to nidificate. This behavior raises the contact between the insect and the population, increasing the accidents numbers. Bee accidents represent a public health problem in many countries because of their frequency and mortality. The present study proposes to search for natural inhibitors of bee venom. A system and a data base have been developed to integrate anti-venom medicinal plants data and bee venoms. Plants activities against venom have been evaluated by farmacological assays, such as anti-hemorraghic, anti-proteolitic, anti-myotoxicity, anti-Phospholipase and anti-edema. The possible interactions between Melittin and Phospholipase A2 toxins with inhibitors have been evaluated by virtual docking. The data base, denominated Bee Venom, was implemented and the data from public data bases have been inserted in the system. The system was released to public access in the following address http://gbi.fmrp.usp.br/beevenom/. In Melittin analysis the protein regions which the inhibitors may act have been found and also the chemical properties that the inhibitors must have to interact with Melitina have been identified. During in silico analysis it was possible to identify 10 possible inhibitors that interacted well with Phospholipase A2 active site. Some plants species from FMRP/USP Germoplam Bank have been obtained and used in the indirect Phospholipase activity and edema, being possible to observe inhibitions of total venom and Phospholipase A2 protein. The synthetic compounds and inhibitors evaluated did not cause inhibition in any experiments. However, the plants obtained on Animals Toxins and Natural and synthetic Inhibitors laboratory have caused inhibition of total venom and Phospholipase A2 protein.
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Santos, Aline Mackert dos. "Estrutura do Gene da Esterase do Hormônio Juvenil de Apis Mellifera e seu Papel Durante o Desenvolvimento Pós-Embrionário e a Diferenciação de Castas." Universidade de São Paulo, 2004. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/17/17135/tde-11062013-153513/.
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Os hormônios juvenis (HJ) são uma classe de sesquiterpenóides que executam um papel crucial no desenvolvimento dos insetos. O HJ modula a ação de ecdisona, prevenindo a metamorfose nos estágios larvais. Os títulos deste honnônio são determinados pela sua síntese nos Corpora Allata e pela atividade hidrolítica de uma esterase específica (EHJ -Esterase do Hormônio Juvenil), um membro da família das carboxiesterases (3.1.1.1), que transforma o HJ em um metabólito considerado inativo (HJ-ácido). O HJ está intimamente envolvido no desenvolvimento e diferenciação de castas em A. mellifera; os títulos de hormônio diferem consideravelmente durante o desenvolvimento das castas. A metodologia ORESTES (Open-Reading-Frame-Expressed-Sequence- Tags) foi usada para a obtenção da seqüência do gene da EHJ. Vinte e seis clones que mostraram homologia com a seqüência da EHJ de outros insetos foram usados para a construção de primers para a análise da expressão do gene em experimentos de RT-PCR. O fragmento obtido pela amplificação utilizando estes primers mostrou alta identidade com as EHJ de Drosophila melanogaster e Tenebrio molitor em nível de aminoácidos. A primeira fita de cDNA foi sintetizada usando RNA total e usada como molde para PCR. A normalização foi feita utilizando-se a expressão do gene da actina de A. mellifera. O gene da EHJ é mais expresso em corpo gorduroso e epitélío do intestino. O pico de expressão do gene em operárias foi observado nos estágios que antecedem a metamorfose (L5F e L5S), após este período ocorre diminuição de expressão do gene em pré-pupas e pupas jovens e um aumento de expressão no final do período pupal e adultos de até 15 dias. A atividade do gene da EHJ está relacionada aos títulos de HJ durante o desenvolvimento, o que sugere a importância da EHJ para que a metamorfose ocorra normalmente. Os níveis de mRNA da EHJ foram quantificados nas castas e sexos. Operárias mostraram a maior expressão do gene durante os estágios de L3, L4, L5F1 e L5S1. Em rainhas, a expressão aumenta em pré-pupa, ao contrário do que ocorre em operárias. Os menores níveis de expressão ocorrem em zangões. A expressão do gene da EHJ é menor quando o HJ é essencial para o desenvolvimento das características de rainhas, o que ocorre nos estágios larvais mais jovens, podendo ser estabelecida relação direta entre o HJ e os níveis de mRNA da EHJ durante o desenvolvimento e manutenção de características de cada casta. O gene mostrou menor expressão em ovários de rainhas nos estágios larvais, isto pode ter importância na manutenção dos níveis de HJ para que este órgão seja protegido de degeneração, garantindo seu desenvolvimento normal. Já que os níveis de HJ são diferentes nas castas e sexos, a atividade diferencial do gene da EHJ aparentemente é um elemento chave na manutenção dos tipos morfológicos nesta complexa sociedade. O gene foi iníbido pela aplicação de 20E em pupas, assim, sugerimos que o gene é induzido pela presença de HJ, como ocorre nas fases larvais jovens e após a emergência, e inibido na presença de ecdisteróides, já que os resultados obtidos neste trabalho mostram que o gene da EHJ está reprimido quando os títulos de ecdisteróides estão elevados nas fases pupais.The juvenile hormones (JH) are a class of sesquiterpenoids that play a crucial role in insect development. JH modulate the activity of ecdysone, preparing for metamorphosis at the end of the larval phase. The titers of this hormone are mainly determined by synthesis in the corpora allata and by the hydrolytic activity of a specific esterase (JHE - Juvenile Hormone Esterase), a carboxylesterase family member (3.1.1.1), which transforms JH into a metabolite considered inactive (JHacid). JH is intimately involved in Apis mellifera development and caste differentiation; the hormone titers differ considerably in developing queens and workers. The ORESTES (Open-Reading-Frame-Expressed-Sequence-Tags) methodology was used to obtain the JHE gene sequence. Twenty six clone sequences that showed homology with JHEs of other insects were used to construct specific primers to perform RT-PCR, in order to analyze JHE gene expression. The fragment amplified using these primers showed high identity with the JHE of Drosophila melanogaster and Tenebrio molitor at amino acid level. First strand cDNA was synthesized using total RNA and used as template for PCR. A. mellifera actin gene expression levels were used for normalization. The JHE gene is highly expressed in fat body and gut epithelium. The highest peak of JHE gene expression in workers was observed in the stages before metamorphosis, i.e. L5F and L5S, after which there is a decrease in the gene expression of pre-pupae and young pupae, with a increase at the end of pupal stages, and in the adult stages (until 15 days). The JHE gene activity is extremely related with the JH titers during the development, what suggests the importance of JHE enzyme activity to the normal metamorphosis. We quantified JHE mRNA levels in the castes and sexes of A. mellifera. Workers have the highest JHE gene expression levels during L3, L4, L5F1 and L5S1. In queens, there is an increase of JHE gene expression in pre-pupae, otherwise in works this stage shows a decrease in JHE expression. The lowest expression levels occur in drones. JHE expression is lower when JH is essential for the development of queen characteristics, what occurs during the early phases. Therefore it is possible to establish a direct relationship between JH and JHE mRNA levels during development and maintenance of the characteristics in each caste. The gene shows low expression levels in queens ovaries during larval stages where it may be important to the maintenance of JH levels, in order to protect this organ from degeneration, and to warrant a normal development. Since the levels of JH are different in the castes and sexes, the differential activity of the JHE gene apparently plays a key role in the maintenance of the morphotypes of this complex insect society. The gene was inhibited by 20E application in pupae, so we can suggest that the gene is induced by JH presence like we detected during larval stages and after emergence, and inhibited by ecdysteroids, since the data obtained in this work suggest that the JHE gene is repressed when the ecdysteroids titers are elevated.
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El-Shemy, A. A. M. "The relationship between the honeybee, Apis mellifera L., and the sporozoan parasite, Nosema apis Z." Thesis, Bucks New University, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.373585.
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Holmes, Michael J. "When does cheating pay? worker reproductive parasitism in honeybees." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/12055.
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In all societies, cooperation between members is necessary to allow the society to function smoothly. However, as the interests of individuals rarely overlap completely, all societies contain members that act selfishly at the expense of the greater entity. Thus, policing mechanisms are generally required in order to maintain cohesion within the society. In social insects, conflict between individuals and the society are often reproductive in nature. Kin selection theory predicts that in haplo-diploid, polyandrous species such as honeybees, workers should largely refrain from producing their own offspring, as the workers collectively have higher inclusive fitness if they rear the sons of their mother, the queen. However, opportunities for personal reproduction at the expense of colony-level fitness are often exploited by individual workers, a phenomenon known as worker reproductive parasitism (WRP). This has led to the evolution of worker ‘policing’, in which workers selectively destroy worker-laid eggs that would otherwise be reared at the colony’s expense. In my PhD, I have investigated WRP in both the Western honeybee Apis mellifera, and the Asian hive bee A. cerana. The major theme of my research has been to elucidate the circumstances that afford opportunities for potential reproductive parasites to evade worker policing. This research is significant, as it yields insights into the conflicting selective forces that lead to the formation of societies, the selfish behaviour of the individuals that comprise them and how this behaviour is controlled. These insights are applicable to all social species, including humans.
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Zohni, Dalia. "Zur Epidemiologie arthropodenübertragener Virosen der Honigbiene, Apis mellifera, in Bayern." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2006. http://edoc.ub.uni-muenchen.de/archive/00005873.
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Franz, Karoline. "Physiologische Grundlagen der Arbeitsteilung bei der Honigbiene (Apis mellifera L.)." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2007. http://opus.kobv.de/tuberlin/volltexte/2007/1533.
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Hasselmann, Martin. "Molekulare Charakterisierung des geschlechtsbestimmenden Locus der Honigbiene (Apis mellifera L.)." [S.l. : s.n.], 2004. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=970626274.
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Köppler, Kirsten. "Ressourcennutzung und Sammelverhalten verschiedener Unterarten der Honigbiene Apis mellifera L." [S.l. : s.n.], 2002. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=966253906.
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Zohni, Dalia. "Zur Epidemiologie arthropodenübertragener Virosen der Honigbiene, Apis mellifera, in Bayern." Diss., lmu, 2006. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-58731.
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Chan, Queenie Wai Tsz. "Proteomic analysis of Apis mellifera immune response against Paenibacillus larvae." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/23335.
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The honey bee Apis mellifera is an extremely beneficial insect due to its role in pollination and honey production. Honey bees are vulnerable to many diseases, one of which is caused by the bacterium Paenibacillus larvae. Ingestion of its spores by honey bees early in their larval stage results in death before adulthood. This disease is known as American foulbrood. Interestingly, this deadly consequence does not occur when older larvae or adults consume the spores, a phenomenon which we hypothesize to be the result of an underdeveloped immune system in young larvae. To address this issue, we mainly employed mass spectrometry-based proteomics techniques to learn about the protein effectors that are present in the host. We focused on the hemolymph (insect blood) where a significant repertoire of immunity-related proteins exists. In our comparison of adults and larvae, we saw age-correlated differences in the levels of the antimicrobial peptide hymenoptaecin, the phenoloxidase enzyme which lead to the production of cytotoxic free radicals, and several bacterial recognition proteins. This prompted a detailed study of the larval development in which many new expression trends were revealed; for example, the age-related decrease of antioxidant proteins, proteins associated with translational machinery, and enzymes related to protein turnover. Unexpectedly, most immunity-related proteins showed no significant age correlation, except the antimicrobial peptide apisimin and phenoloxidase. The latter protein was particularly intriguing, given that its increased expression and activity with respect to age agreed with the buildup of resistance against P. larvae. Furthermore, this protein was upregulated in P. larvae infected larvae compared to healthy controls. This enzyme may be an important factor of the host immune response. The decrease of nutrient storage proteins in the diseased state which we observed also implied that the defense response was mounted with an associated energetic cost. Data from the work covered in this thesis has helped explain, from a molecular point-of-view, the pathogenesis of American foulbrood. Although our focus was on honey bee immunity, the proteomics-based approach taken here has provided protein evidence and expression data that will serve as a resource for the wider scientific community.
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Cole, H. "A computerised atlas of the honeybee brain (Apis mellifera L.)." Thesis, Bucks New University, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.376424.
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Ramsey, Michael-Thomas. "The ethology of honeybees (Apis mellifera) studied using accelerometer technology." Thesis, Nottingham Trent University, 2018. http://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/35491/.
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While the significance of vibrational communication across insect taxa has been fairly well studied, the substrate-borne vibrations of honeybees remains largely unexplored. Within this thesis I have monitored honeybees with a new method, that of logging their short pulsed vibrations on the long term, and I have started the longstanding endeavour of underpinning the applications of it. The use of advanced spectral analysis and machine learning techniques as part of this new method has revealed exciting statistics that challenges previous expert's interpretations. This work is comprised of three results chapters with the aim of determining (1) what can the in-situ monitoring of specific honeybee pulsed vibrations tell us about the status of a colony? (2) What long term statistics be can identified to help to disentangle the function of two specific pulses of vibrations? (3) How effective is honeycomb-embedded accelerometer technology at assessing the ethology of honeybee colonies? In the first results chapter, I explore the contributions of developing pupae and larvae to accelerometer datasets by monitoring brood frames isolated from the colony with embedded accelerometers. From this, I show that very little vibrational information is obtainable from capped brood using accelerometer. However, I am able to showcase the quantitation of specific vibrational waveforms that are indicative of brood emergence from the honeycomb. In the second results chapter, the automated detection of honeybee whooping signals was achieved with an 83% accuracy, revealing never-before-seen long-term statistics of vibration, once thought to be an inhibitory or food request signal. Statistics show that this pulse is very common, highly repeatable, occurs mainly at night with a distinct decrease towards midday, is correlated with the brood cycle, and can be elicited en masse as a startle response by bees following the gentle knocking of the hive. Through synchronisation of high-definition video and accelerometer data, the honeybee dorso ventral abdominal shaking (DVA) signal has been physically quantitated, for the first time, giving a one to-one association between behaviour and intra-comb vibrations. From this, a novel method for the continuous in-situ non-invasive automated detection was developed for a honeybee signal previously thought to have no vibratory component. I show that the signal is detected with high frequency and repeatability, occurring mostly at night with a minimum towards mid-afternoon; inverse to that of the signal's amplitude over an average day. An unprecedented increase in the cumulative amplitude of DVA signals occurs in the hours preceding and following a primary swarm. These statistics suggests that the DVA signal may have additional functions other than as a foraging activation signal, and that the amplitude of the signal might be indicative of the switching of its dual, and potentially multiple functions. This work has pioneered the use of accelerometer technology for the long-term monitoring of honeybee pulsed vibrations, making significant contributions to the emerging field of biotremology. The applications of this work, however, go far beyond the realms of the honeybee. The methods developed throughout this thesis could easily be adapted for the automated in-situ monitoring of biologically relevant vibroacoustics of multiple wild taxonomic groups, including wasps, termites, elephants and bats, as well as for replacing the need for visually compiled ethograms within lab-based manipulative experiments.
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Perez, Miguel (Miguel Angel). "Toward a Holobiont Urbanism : microbial sampling scalability through Apis mellifera." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/115029.
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Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, 2017.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-70).
We are in constant symbiosis with the 100 trillion microbes in our gut and the complex system of bacteria around us in our environment. Within the field of metagenomics, it's clear that understanding the built environment is necessary in order to learn more about ourselves as participants in this microbial ecosystem. By understanding the cities which we inhabit in from a bacterial point of view we can begin to discern the invisible qualities of cities. I want to understand the city as a biological organism, understand its bacterial ecosystem and visualize the invisible microbial world within the built environment. I propose a method of sampling biological material from cities by using honeybees (Apis mellifera) as a proxy to swab-based sampling methods.
by Miguel Perez.
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