Honeybees generalize among pollen scents from plants flowering in the same seasonal period

Autores
Pietrantuono, Ana Laura; Requier, Fabrice; Fernandez Arhex, Valeria Cristina; Winter, Josefina; Huerta, Guillermo Jose; Guerrieri, Fernando
Año de publicación
2019
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When honey bees (Apis mellifera) feed on flowers, they extend their proboscis to absorb the nectar, i.e. they perform the proboscis extension response (PER). The presence of pollen and/or nectar can be associated with odors, colors or visual patterns, which allows honey bees to recognize food sources in the environment. Honey bees can associate similar, though different, stimuli with the presence of food; i.e. honey bees discriminate and generalize among stimuli. Here, we evaluated generalization among pollen scents from six different plant species. Experiments were based on the PER conditioning protocol over two phases: (1) conditioning, in which honey bees associated the scent of each pollen type with sucrose, and (2) test, in which honey bees were presented with a novel scent, to evaluate generalization. Generalization was evinced by honey bees extending their proboscis to a novel scent. The level of PER increased over the course of the conditioning phase for all pollen scents. Honey bees generalized pollen from Pyracantha coccinea and from Hypochaeris radicata. These two plants have different amounts of protein and are not taxonomically related. We observed that the flowering period influences the olfactory perceptual similarity and we suggest that both pollen types may share volatile compounds that play key roles in perception. Our results highlight the importance of analyzing the implications of the generalization between pollen types of different nutritional quality. Such studies could provide valuable information for beekeepers and agricultural producers, as the generalization of a higher quality pollen can benefit hive development, and increase pollination and honey production.
Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche
Fil: Pietrantuono, Ana Laura. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Requier, Fabrice. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. CCT Patagonia Norte; Argentina
Fil: Fernandez Arhex, Valeria Cristina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Winter, Josefina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial; Argentina
Fil: Huerta, Guillermo Jose. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Guerrieri, Fernando. Université de Tours. Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte; Francia
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Journal of Experimental Biology 222 (November 2019)
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Apidae
Abeja Melífera
Polen
Honey Bees
Pollen
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spelling Honeybees generalize among pollen scents from plants flowering in the same seasonal periodPietrantuono, Ana LauraRequier, FabriceFernandez Arhex, Valeria CristinaWinter, JosefinaHuerta, Guillermo JoseGuerrieri, FernandoApidaeAbeja MelíferaPolenHoney BeesPollenWhen honey bees (Apis mellifera) feed on flowers, they extend their proboscis to absorb the nectar, i.e. they perform the proboscis extension response (PER). The presence of pollen and/or nectar can be associated with odors, colors or visual patterns, which allows honey bees to recognize food sources in the environment. Honey bees can associate similar, though different, stimuli with the presence of food; i.e. honey bees discriminate and generalize among stimuli. Here, we evaluated generalization among pollen scents from six different plant species. Experiments were based on the PER conditioning protocol over two phases: (1) conditioning, in which honey bees associated the scent of each pollen type with sucrose, and (2) test, in which honey bees were presented with a novel scent, to evaluate generalization. Generalization was evinced by honey bees extending their proboscis to a novel scent. The level of PER increased over the course of the conditioning phase for all pollen scents. Honey bees generalized pollen from Pyracantha coccinea and from Hypochaeris radicata. These two plants have different amounts of protein and are not taxonomically related. We observed that the flowering period influences the olfactory perceptual similarity and we suggest that both pollen types may share volatile compounds that play key roles in perception. Our results highlight the importance of analyzing the implications of the generalization between pollen types of different nutritional quality. Such studies could provide valuable information for beekeepers and agricultural producers, as the generalization of a higher quality pollen can benefit hive development, and increase pollination and honey production.Estación Experimental Agropecuaria BarilocheFil: Pietrantuono, Ana Laura. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Requier, Fabrice. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. CCT Patagonia Norte; ArgentinaFil: Fernandez Arhex, Valeria Cristina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Winter, Josefina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial; ArgentinaFil: Huerta, Guillermo Jose. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Guerrieri, Fernando. Université de Tours. Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte; FranciaThe Company of Biologists2019-12-12T10:44:59Z2019-12-12T10:44:59Z2019-11info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/6488https://jeb.biologists.org/content/222/21/jeb2013350022-09491477-9145https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.201335Journal of Experimental Biology 222 (November 2019)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess2025-09-18T10:07:47Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/6488instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-09-18 10:07:48.09INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Honeybees generalize among pollen scents from plants flowering in the same seasonal period
title Honeybees generalize among pollen scents from plants flowering in the same seasonal period
spellingShingle Honeybees generalize among pollen scents from plants flowering in the same seasonal period
Pietrantuono, Ana Laura
Apidae
Abeja Melífera
Polen
Honey Bees
Pollen
title_short Honeybees generalize among pollen scents from plants flowering in the same seasonal period
title_full Honeybees generalize among pollen scents from plants flowering in the same seasonal period
title_fullStr Honeybees generalize among pollen scents from plants flowering in the same seasonal period
title_full_unstemmed Honeybees generalize among pollen scents from plants flowering in the same seasonal period
title_sort Honeybees generalize among pollen scents from plants flowering in the same seasonal period
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pietrantuono, Ana Laura
Requier, Fabrice
Fernandez Arhex, Valeria Cristina
Winter, Josefina
Huerta, Guillermo Jose
Guerrieri, Fernando
author Pietrantuono, Ana Laura
author_facet Pietrantuono, Ana Laura
Requier, Fabrice
Fernandez Arhex, Valeria Cristina
Winter, Josefina
Huerta, Guillermo Jose
Guerrieri, Fernando
author_role author
author2 Requier, Fabrice
Fernandez Arhex, Valeria Cristina
Winter, Josefina
Huerta, Guillermo Jose
Guerrieri, Fernando
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Apidae
Abeja Melífera
Polen
Honey Bees
Pollen
topic Apidae
Abeja Melífera
Polen
Honey Bees
Pollen
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv When honey bees (Apis mellifera) feed on flowers, they extend their proboscis to absorb the nectar, i.e. they perform the proboscis extension response (PER). The presence of pollen and/or nectar can be associated with odors, colors or visual patterns, which allows honey bees to recognize food sources in the environment. Honey bees can associate similar, though different, stimuli with the presence of food; i.e. honey bees discriminate and generalize among stimuli. Here, we evaluated generalization among pollen scents from six different plant species. Experiments were based on the PER conditioning protocol over two phases: (1) conditioning, in which honey bees associated the scent of each pollen type with sucrose, and (2) test, in which honey bees were presented with a novel scent, to evaluate generalization. Generalization was evinced by honey bees extending their proboscis to a novel scent. The level of PER increased over the course of the conditioning phase for all pollen scents. Honey bees generalized pollen from Pyracantha coccinea and from Hypochaeris radicata. These two plants have different amounts of protein and are not taxonomically related. We observed that the flowering period influences the olfactory perceptual similarity and we suggest that both pollen types may share volatile compounds that play key roles in perception. Our results highlight the importance of analyzing the implications of the generalization between pollen types of different nutritional quality. Such studies could provide valuable information for beekeepers and agricultural producers, as the generalization of a higher quality pollen can benefit hive development, and increase pollination and honey production.
Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche
Fil: Pietrantuono, Ana Laura. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Requier, Fabrice. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. CCT Patagonia Norte; Argentina
Fil: Fernandez Arhex, Valeria Cristina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Winter, Josefina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial; Argentina
Fil: Huerta, Guillermo Jose. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Guerrieri, Fernando. Université de Tours. Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte; Francia
description When honey bees (Apis mellifera) feed on flowers, they extend their proboscis to absorb the nectar, i.e. they perform the proboscis extension response (PER). The presence of pollen and/or nectar can be associated with odors, colors or visual patterns, which allows honey bees to recognize food sources in the environment. Honey bees can associate similar, though different, stimuli with the presence of food; i.e. honey bees discriminate and generalize among stimuli. Here, we evaluated generalization among pollen scents from six different plant species. Experiments were based on the PER conditioning protocol over two phases: (1) conditioning, in which honey bees associated the scent of each pollen type with sucrose, and (2) test, in which honey bees were presented with a novel scent, to evaluate generalization. Generalization was evinced by honey bees extending their proboscis to a novel scent. The level of PER increased over the course of the conditioning phase for all pollen scents. Honey bees generalized pollen from Pyracantha coccinea and from Hypochaeris radicata. These two plants have different amounts of protein and are not taxonomically related. We observed that the flowering period influences the olfactory perceptual similarity and we suggest that both pollen types may share volatile compounds that play key roles in perception. Our results highlight the importance of analyzing the implications of the generalization between pollen types of different nutritional quality. Such studies could provide valuable information for beekeepers and agricultural producers, as the generalization of a higher quality pollen can benefit hive development, and increase pollination and honey production.
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