Analysis of honeybee drone activity during the mating season in northwestern argentina

Autores
Ayup, María Marta; Gärtner, Philipp; Agosto Rivera, José L.; Marendy, Peter; de Souza, Paulo; Galindo Cardona, Alberto
Año de publicación
2021
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
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Males in Hymenopteran societies are understudied in many aspects and it is assumed that they only have a reproductive function. We studied the time budget of male honey bees, drones, using multiple methods. Changes in the activities of animals provide important information on biological clocks and their health. Yet, in nature, these changes are subtle and often unobservable without the development and use of modern technology. During the spring and summer mating season, drones emerge from the hive, perform orientation flights, and search for drone congregation areas for mating. This search may lead drones to return to their colony, drift to other colonies (vectoring diseases and parasites), or simply get lost to predation. In a low percentage of cases, the search is successful, and drones mate and die. Our objective was to describe the activity of Apis mellifera drones during the mating season in Northwestern Argentina using three methods: direct observation, video recording, and radio frequency identification (RFID). The use of RFID tagging allows the tracking of a bee for 24 h but does not reveal the detailed activity of drones. We quantified the average number of drones’ departure and arrival flights and the time outside the hive. All three methods confirmed that drones were mostly active in the afternoon. We found no differences in results between those obtained by direct observation and by video recording. RFID technology enabled us to discover previously unknown drone behavior such as activity at dawn and during the morning. We also discovered that drones may stay inside the hive for many days, even after initiation of search flights (up to four days). Likewise, we observed drones to leave the hive for several days to return later (up to three days). The three methods were complementary and should be considered for the study of bee drone activity, which may be associated with the diverse factors influencing hive health.
Fil: Ayup, María Marta. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigaciones Agropecuarias. Instituto de Investigación Animal del Chaco Semiárido; Argentina
Fil: Gärtner, Philipp. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Agosto Rivera, José L.. Universidad de Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico
Fil: Marendy, Peter. University of Tansmania. School Of Technology, Environments And Design ; Australia
Fil: de Souza, Paulo. University of Tansmania. School Of Technology, Environments And Design ; Australia
Fil: Galindo Cardona, Alberto. Fundación Miguel Lillo; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigaciones Agropecuarias. Instituto de Investigación Animal del Chaco Semiárido; Argentina
Materia
DRONE ACTIVITY
DRONE CONGREGATION AREAS
MATING BEHAVIOR
RFID TECHNOLOGY
VIDEO RECORDING
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spelling Analysis of honeybee drone activity during the mating season in northwestern argentinaAyup, María MartaGärtner, PhilippAgosto Rivera, José L.Marendy, Peterde Souza, PauloGalindo Cardona, AlbertoDRONE ACTIVITYDRONE CONGREGATION AREASMATING BEHAVIORRFID TECHNOLOGYVIDEO RECORDINGhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Males in Hymenopteran societies are understudied in many aspects and it is assumed that they only have a reproductive function. We studied the time budget of male honey bees, drones, using multiple methods. Changes in the activities of animals provide important information on biological clocks and their health. Yet, in nature, these changes are subtle and often unobservable without the development and use of modern technology. During the spring and summer mating season, drones emerge from the hive, perform orientation flights, and search for drone congregation areas for mating. This search may lead drones to return to their colony, drift to other colonies (vectoring diseases and parasites), or simply get lost to predation. In a low percentage of cases, the search is successful, and drones mate and die. Our objective was to describe the activity of Apis mellifera drones during the mating season in Northwestern Argentina using three methods: direct observation, video recording, and radio frequency identification (RFID). The use of RFID tagging allows the tracking of a bee for 24 h but does not reveal the detailed activity of drones. We quantified the average number of drones’ departure and arrival flights and the time outside the hive. All three methods confirmed that drones were mostly active in the afternoon. We found no differences in results between those obtained by direct observation and by video recording. RFID technology enabled us to discover previously unknown drone behavior such as activity at dawn and during the morning. We also discovered that drones may stay inside the hive for many days, even after initiation of search flights (up to four days). Likewise, we observed drones to leave the hive for several days to return later (up to three days). The three methods were complementary and should be considered for the study of bee drone activity, which may be associated with the diverse factors influencing hive health.Fil: Ayup, María Marta. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigaciones Agropecuarias. Instituto de Investigación Animal del Chaco Semiárido; ArgentinaFil: Gärtner, Philipp. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; ArgentinaFil: Agosto Rivera, José L.. Universidad de Puerto Rico; Puerto RicoFil: Marendy, Peter. University of Tansmania. School Of Technology, Environments And Design ; AustraliaFil: de Souza, Paulo. University of Tansmania. School Of Technology, Environments And Design ; AustraliaFil: Galindo Cardona, Alberto. Fundación Miguel Lillo; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigaciones Agropecuarias. Instituto de Investigación Animal del Chaco Semiárido; ArgentinaMDPI AG2021-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/143262Ayup, María Marta; Gärtner, Philipp; Agosto Rivera, José L.; Marendy, Peter; de Souza, Paulo; et al.; Analysis of honeybee drone activity during the mating season in northwestern argentina; MDPI AG; Insects; 12; 6; 6-20212075-4450CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/6/566info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3390/insects12060566info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T10:01:43Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/143262instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 10:01:44.194CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Analysis of honeybee drone activity during the mating season in northwestern argentina
title Analysis of honeybee drone activity during the mating season in northwestern argentina
spellingShingle Analysis of honeybee drone activity during the mating season in northwestern argentina
Ayup, María Marta
DRONE ACTIVITY
DRONE CONGREGATION AREAS
MATING BEHAVIOR
RFID TECHNOLOGY
VIDEO RECORDING
title_short Analysis of honeybee drone activity during the mating season in northwestern argentina
title_full Analysis of honeybee drone activity during the mating season in northwestern argentina
title_fullStr Analysis of honeybee drone activity during the mating season in northwestern argentina
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of honeybee drone activity during the mating season in northwestern argentina
title_sort Analysis of honeybee drone activity during the mating season in northwestern argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ayup, María Marta
Gärtner, Philipp
Agosto Rivera, José L.
Marendy, Peter
de Souza, Paulo
Galindo Cardona, Alberto
author Ayup, María Marta
author_facet Ayup, María Marta
Gärtner, Philipp
Agosto Rivera, José L.
Marendy, Peter
de Souza, Paulo
Galindo Cardona, Alberto
author_role author
author2 Gärtner, Philipp
Agosto Rivera, José L.
Marendy, Peter
de Souza, Paulo
Galindo Cardona, Alberto
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv DRONE ACTIVITY
DRONE CONGREGATION AREAS
MATING BEHAVIOR
RFID TECHNOLOGY
VIDEO RECORDING
topic DRONE ACTIVITY
DRONE CONGREGATION AREAS
MATING BEHAVIOR
RFID TECHNOLOGY
VIDEO RECORDING
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Males in Hymenopteran societies are understudied in many aspects and it is assumed that they only have a reproductive function. We studied the time budget of male honey bees, drones, using multiple methods. Changes in the activities of animals provide important information on biological clocks and their health. Yet, in nature, these changes are subtle and often unobservable without the development and use of modern technology. During the spring and summer mating season, drones emerge from the hive, perform orientation flights, and search for drone congregation areas for mating. This search may lead drones to return to their colony, drift to other colonies (vectoring diseases and parasites), or simply get lost to predation. In a low percentage of cases, the search is successful, and drones mate and die. Our objective was to describe the activity of Apis mellifera drones during the mating season in Northwestern Argentina using three methods: direct observation, video recording, and radio frequency identification (RFID). The use of RFID tagging allows the tracking of a bee for 24 h but does not reveal the detailed activity of drones. We quantified the average number of drones’ departure and arrival flights and the time outside the hive. All three methods confirmed that drones were mostly active in the afternoon. We found no differences in results between those obtained by direct observation and by video recording. RFID technology enabled us to discover previously unknown drone behavior such as activity at dawn and during the morning. We also discovered that drones may stay inside the hive for many days, even after initiation of search flights (up to four days). Likewise, we observed drones to leave the hive for several days to return later (up to three days). The three methods were complementary and should be considered for the study of bee drone activity, which may be associated with the diverse factors influencing hive health.
Fil: Ayup, María Marta. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigaciones Agropecuarias. Instituto de Investigación Animal del Chaco Semiárido; Argentina
Fil: Gärtner, Philipp. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Agosto Rivera, José L.. Universidad de Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico
Fil: Marendy, Peter. University of Tansmania. School Of Technology, Environments And Design ; Australia
Fil: de Souza, Paulo. University of Tansmania. School Of Technology, Environments And Design ; Australia
Fil: Galindo Cardona, Alberto. Fundación Miguel Lillo; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigaciones Agropecuarias. Instituto de Investigación Animal del Chaco Semiárido; Argentina
description Males in Hymenopteran societies are understudied in many aspects and it is assumed that they only have a reproductive function. We studied the time budget of male honey bees, drones, using multiple methods. Changes in the activities of animals provide important information on biological clocks and their health. Yet, in nature, these changes are subtle and often unobservable without the development and use of modern technology. During the spring and summer mating season, drones emerge from the hive, perform orientation flights, and search for drone congregation areas for mating. This search may lead drones to return to their colony, drift to other colonies (vectoring diseases and parasites), or simply get lost to predation. In a low percentage of cases, the search is successful, and drones mate and die. Our objective was to describe the activity of Apis mellifera drones during the mating season in Northwestern Argentina using three methods: direct observation, video recording, and radio frequency identification (RFID). The use of RFID tagging allows the tracking of a bee for 24 h but does not reveal the detailed activity of drones. We quantified the average number of drones’ departure and arrival flights and the time outside the hive. All three methods confirmed that drones were mostly active in the afternoon. We found no differences in results between those obtained by direct observation and by video recording. RFID technology enabled us to discover previously unknown drone behavior such as activity at dawn and during the morning. We also discovered that drones may stay inside the hive for many days, even after initiation of search flights (up to four days). Likewise, we observed drones to leave the hive for several days to return later (up to three days). The three methods were complementary and should be considered for the study of bee drone activity, which may be associated with the diverse factors influencing hive health.
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