Understanding the differential performance in hygienic behavior against dead brood of drones and workers of Apis mellifera : a chemical approach
- Autores
- Duggan Dowd, Delfina; Muntaabski, Irina; Russo, Romina Maria; Galindo Cardona, Alberto; Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla; Liendo, María Clara
- Año de publicación
- 2025
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- Hygienic behavior is a social health mechanism displayed by honey bee workers of Apis mellifera by which dead or diseased brood is removed from the hive. Such behavior is known to be induced by olfactory cues. The efficiency of hygienic behavior toward drone brood cells is significantly lower than that of worker brood cells. A possible explanation for this difference lies in the cell wax cap of drone brood, which may act as a barrier to the diffusion of characteristic odors associated with diseased brood. The aim of this research was to explore the importance of drone cell wax cap as an interfering factor in the diffusion of chemical signals within honey bee colonies. To this end, brood removal percentages were compared among several types of brood: pin-killed worker, pin-killed drone, pin-killed worker with a healthy drone wax cap, healthy worker with a pin-killed drone wax cap, and healthy worker covered with a healthy drone wax cap. Results showed that the removal behavior did not differ between cells with pin-killed worker and pin-killed worker with a healthy drone wax cap, but was significantly higher towards healthy worker pupae covered with dead drone wax cap compared to the negative control (healthy worker pupa covered with a healthy drone cell wax cap). Present evidence suggests that chemical signals associated with the dead drone brood would be less volatile and retained to some extent in the wax cap, and partially explain the differential hygienic behavior between both types of brood.
Instituto de Genética
Fil: Duggan Dowd, Delfina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; Argentina
Fil: Duggan Dowd, Delfina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO); Argentina
Fil: Duggan Dowd, Delfina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Muntaabski, Irina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; Argentina
Fil: Muntaabski, Irina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO); Argentina
Fil: Muntaabski, Irina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Russo, Romina Maria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; Argentina
Fil: Russo, Romina Maria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO); Argentina
Fil: Russo, Romina Maria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Galindo Cardona, Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Galindo Cardona, Alberto. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Fundación Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; Argentina
Fil: Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO); Argentina
Fil: Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Liendo, María Clara. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; Argentina
Fil: Liendo, María Clara. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO); Argentina
Fil: Liendo, María Clara. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina - Fuente
- Journal of Apicultural Research 64 (1) : 143-146 (2025)
- Materia
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Apis mellifera
Zángano
Abeja Obrera
Comportamiento
Higiene
Drones (insect)
Worker Bees
Behaviour
Hygiene
Chemical Approach
Enfoque Químico - Nivel de accesibilidad
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Understanding the differential performance in hygienic behavior against dead brood of drones and workers of Apis mellifera : a chemical approachDuggan Dowd, DelfinaMuntaabski, IrinaRusso, Romina MariaGalindo Cardona, AlbertoScannapieco, Alejandra CarlaLiendo, María ClaraApis melliferaZánganoAbeja ObreraComportamientoHigieneDrones (insect)Worker BeesBehaviourHygieneChemical ApproachEnfoque QuímicoHygienic behavior is a social health mechanism displayed by honey bee workers of Apis mellifera by which dead or diseased brood is removed from the hive. Such behavior is known to be induced by olfactory cues. The efficiency of hygienic behavior toward drone brood cells is significantly lower than that of worker brood cells. A possible explanation for this difference lies in the cell wax cap of drone brood, which may act as a barrier to the diffusion of characteristic odors associated with diseased brood. The aim of this research was to explore the importance of drone cell wax cap as an interfering factor in the diffusion of chemical signals within honey bee colonies. To this end, brood removal percentages were compared among several types of brood: pin-killed worker, pin-killed drone, pin-killed worker with a healthy drone wax cap, healthy worker with a pin-killed drone wax cap, and healthy worker covered with a healthy drone wax cap. Results showed that the removal behavior did not differ between cells with pin-killed worker and pin-killed worker with a healthy drone wax cap, but was significantly higher towards healthy worker pupae covered with dead drone wax cap compared to the negative control (healthy worker pupa covered with a healthy drone cell wax cap). Present evidence suggests that chemical signals associated with the dead drone brood would be less volatile and retained to some extent in the wax cap, and partially explain the differential hygienic behavior between both types of brood.Instituto de GenéticaFil: Duggan Dowd, Delfina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; ArgentinaFil: Duggan Dowd, Delfina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO); ArgentinaFil: Duggan Dowd, Delfina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Muntaabski, Irina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; ArgentinaFil: Muntaabski, Irina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO); ArgentinaFil: Muntaabski, Irina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Russo, Romina Maria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; ArgentinaFil: Russo, Romina Maria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO); ArgentinaFil: Russo, Romina Maria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Galindo Cardona, Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ecología Regional; ArgentinaFil: Galindo Cardona, Alberto. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Fundación Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Ecología Regional; ArgentinaFil: Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; ArgentinaFil: Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO); ArgentinaFil: Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Liendo, María Clara. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; ArgentinaFil: Liendo, María Clara. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO); ArgentinaFil: Liendo, María Clara. 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Understanding the differential performance in hygienic behavior against dead brood of drones and workers of Apis mellifera : a chemical approach |
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Understanding the differential performance in hygienic behavior against dead brood of drones and workers of Apis mellifera : a chemical approach |
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Understanding the differential performance in hygienic behavior against dead brood of drones and workers of Apis mellifera : a chemical approach Duggan Dowd, Delfina Apis mellifera Zángano Abeja Obrera Comportamiento Higiene Drones (insect) Worker Bees Behaviour Hygiene Chemical Approach Enfoque Químico |
title_short |
Understanding the differential performance in hygienic behavior against dead brood of drones and workers of Apis mellifera : a chemical approach |
title_full |
Understanding the differential performance in hygienic behavior against dead brood of drones and workers of Apis mellifera : a chemical approach |
title_fullStr |
Understanding the differential performance in hygienic behavior against dead brood of drones and workers of Apis mellifera : a chemical approach |
title_full_unstemmed |
Understanding the differential performance in hygienic behavior against dead brood of drones and workers of Apis mellifera : a chemical approach |
title_sort |
Understanding the differential performance in hygienic behavior against dead brood of drones and workers of Apis mellifera : a chemical approach |
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Duggan Dowd, Delfina Muntaabski, Irina Russo, Romina Maria Galindo Cardona, Alberto Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla Liendo, María Clara |
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Duggan Dowd, Delfina |
author_facet |
Duggan Dowd, Delfina Muntaabski, Irina Russo, Romina Maria Galindo Cardona, Alberto Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla Liendo, María Clara |
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Muntaabski, Irina Russo, Romina Maria Galindo Cardona, Alberto Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla Liendo, María Clara |
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Apis mellifera Zángano Abeja Obrera Comportamiento Higiene Drones (insect) Worker Bees Behaviour Hygiene Chemical Approach Enfoque Químico |
topic |
Apis mellifera Zángano Abeja Obrera Comportamiento Higiene Drones (insect) Worker Bees Behaviour Hygiene Chemical Approach Enfoque Químico |
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Hygienic behavior is a social health mechanism displayed by honey bee workers of Apis mellifera by which dead or diseased brood is removed from the hive. Such behavior is known to be induced by olfactory cues. The efficiency of hygienic behavior toward drone brood cells is significantly lower than that of worker brood cells. A possible explanation for this difference lies in the cell wax cap of drone brood, which may act as a barrier to the diffusion of characteristic odors associated with diseased brood. The aim of this research was to explore the importance of drone cell wax cap as an interfering factor in the diffusion of chemical signals within honey bee colonies. To this end, brood removal percentages were compared among several types of brood: pin-killed worker, pin-killed drone, pin-killed worker with a healthy drone wax cap, healthy worker with a pin-killed drone wax cap, and healthy worker covered with a healthy drone wax cap. Results showed that the removal behavior did not differ between cells with pin-killed worker and pin-killed worker with a healthy drone wax cap, but was significantly higher towards healthy worker pupae covered with dead drone wax cap compared to the negative control (healthy worker pupa covered with a healthy drone cell wax cap). Present evidence suggests that chemical signals associated with the dead drone brood would be less volatile and retained to some extent in the wax cap, and partially explain the differential hygienic behavior between both types of brood. Instituto de Genética Fil: Duggan Dowd, Delfina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; Argentina Fil: Duggan Dowd, Delfina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO); Argentina Fil: Duggan Dowd, Delfina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Muntaabski, Irina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; Argentina Fil: Muntaabski, Irina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO); Argentina Fil: Muntaabski, Irina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Russo, Romina Maria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; Argentina Fil: Russo, Romina Maria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO); Argentina Fil: Russo, Romina Maria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Galindo Cardona, Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina Fil: Galindo Cardona, Alberto. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Fundación Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina Fil: Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; Argentina Fil: Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO); Argentina Fil: Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Liendo, María Clara. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; Argentina Fil: Liendo, María Clara. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO); Argentina Fil: Liendo, María Clara. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina |
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Hygienic behavior is a social health mechanism displayed by honey bee workers of Apis mellifera by which dead or diseased brood is removed from the hive. Such behavior is known to be induced by olfactory cues. The efficiency of hygienic behavior toward drone brood cells is significantly lower than that of worker brood cells. A possible explanation for this difference lies in the cell wax cap of drone brood, which may act as a barrier to the diffusion of characteristic odors associated with diseased brood. The aim of this research was to explore the importance of drone cell wax cap as an interfering factor in the diffusion of chemical signals within honey bee colonies. To this end, brood removal percentages were compared among several types of brood: pin-killed worker, pin-killed drone, pin-killed worker with a healthy drone wax cap, healthy worker with a pin-killed drone wax cap, and healthy worker covered with a healthy drone wax cap. Results showed that the removal behavior did not differ between cells with pin-killed worker and pin-killed worker with a healthy drone wax cap, but was significantly higher towards healthy worker pupae covered with dead drone wax cap compared to the negative control (healthy worker pupa covered with a healthy drone cell wax cap). Present evidence suggests that chemical signals associated with the dead drone brood would be less volatile and retained to some extent in the wax cap, and partially explain the differential hygienic behavior between both types of brood. |
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