Relationship among Apis mellifera L. stings, swarming and climate conditions in the city of Rio Claro, SP, Brazil

Pereira, Adriana Maria; Chaud-Netto, José; Bueno, O. C.; Arruda, V. L. cia Vaz de.

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“…The development of honeybee colonies is highly influenced by environmental conditions, such as rainfall, temperature, wind speed and patterns of floral resource availability. These conditions may affect the distribution and abundance of honeybee colonies in the wild environment 11 , 12 . AHBs are adapted to seasonally arid habitats and may respond more strongly to rainfall patterns than to photoperiod.…”

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Epidemiology of Honeybee Sting Cases in the State of Ceará, Northeastern Brazil

Diniz

Belmino

Araújo

et al. 2016

Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo

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In the American continent, honeybee envenomation is a public health problem due to the high incidence and severity of the cases. Despite its medical importance, there is a lack of epidemiological studies on this topic in Brazil, especially referring to the Northeastern states. The present study has aimed to describe the epidemiological features of honeybee envenomation cases in the state of the Ceará, Northeastern Brazil, from 2007 to 2013. Data were collected from the Injury Notification Information System database of the Health Department of Ceará. A total of 1,307 cases were analyzed. Cases were shown to be distributed in all the months of the studied years, reaching higher frequencies in August. The majority of cases occurred in urban areas and involved men aged between 20 and 29 years. Victims were mainly stung on the head and torso, and they received medical assistance predominantly within 3 hours after being stung. Local manifestations were more frequent than systemic ones. Most cases were classified as mild and progressed to cure. The high number of honeybee sting cases shows that Ceará may be an important risk area for such injuries. Moreover, the current study provides data for the development of strategies to promote control and prevention of bee stings in this area.

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“…There are two common behaviors which may contribute to the spread of AHBs in the environment 12 . The first one is the swarming, which occurs during periods of food abundance, when the colony population grows and a new queen emerges, thus making the bees leave the hive with the original queen to search for a new hive site.…”

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Epidemiology of Honeybee Sting Cases in the State of Ceará, Northeastern Brazil

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Belmino

Araújo

et al. 2016

Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo

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“…Absconding occurs when an entire colony and queen leave, usually due to unfavorable nest cavity conditions or resource dearth (Winston et al ). In Brazil, seasonal absconding occurs during the wet season when resources are scarce (Cosenza and Silva , Winston et al , Pereira et al ; Fig. ).…”

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A push-pull integrated pest management scheme for preventing use of parrot nest boxes by invasive Africanized honey bees

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Africanized honey bees (Apis mellifera scutellata) compete with endangered parrots for nest boxes and can hamper conservation efforts. We tested an integrated pest management push-pull protocol in the Atlantic Forest in São Paulo, Brazil, in an effort to prevent bee swarms from colonizing nest boxes (N = 30 in the forest plus five in aviaries) meant for use by Vinaceous-breasted Amazons (Amazona vinacea). Fifteen parrot nest boxes were treated with a permethrin insecticide to "push" scout bees away and each parrot box was paired with a bee trap box containing a pheromone lure to "pull" bees. Over a 1-yr period (March 2013 to March 2014), 29 insect colonies moved into 18 of the 35 trap boxes. Nine Africanized honey bee, three native Jatai bee (Tetragonisca sp.), and 17 wasp colonies occupied trap boxes. Only one experimental push-pull pair untreated parrot box was invaded by bees and no parrot boxes in aviaries were colonized. Four of the parrot nest boxes were occupied by birds during our study. Although none were used by Vinaceous-breasted Amazons, Southern House Wrens (Troglodytes musculus), Green-winged Saltators (Saltator similis), and Plain Parakeets (Brotogeris tirica) nested in the boxes and all nests were successful. Although long-term studies are needed before drawing conclusions about the effectiveness of trap boxes, our results suggest that a push-pull protocol may prove useful for reducing the use of nest boxes meant for parrots and other cavity-nesting birds by Africanized honey bees and other insects. RESUMEN. Un esquema integrada de alejar-atraer para el control de plagas para la prevención del uso de cajas nido para loros por las abejas de miel Africanizadas invasorasLas abejas de miel Africanizadas (Apis mellifera scutellata) compiten con los loros en peligro de extinción para las cajas nido y puede impedir los esfuerzos de conservación. Probamos un método integrado para el control de plagas, el protocolo de alejar-atraer, en el Bosque Atlántico, en São Paulo, Brasil, en un esfuerzo para evitar que los enjambres de abejas colonicen las cajas nido (N = 30 en el bosque, más cinco en aviarios) destinadas a ser utilizadas por el loro Amazona Vinosa (Amazona vinacea). Quince cajas nido fueron tratados con una insecticida permetrina para alejar las abejas exploradoras de las cajas nido. Las cajas nido también fueron emparejada con una caja trampa para abejas, que contenía una feromona para atraer las abejas. Durante un período de un año (marzo 2013 -marzo 2014), 29 colonias de insectos se trasladaron a 18 de las 35 cajas trampa para abejas. Nueve colonias abejas de miel Africanizada, tres colonias abejas nativo Jatai (Tetragonisca sp.) y 17 colonias de avispas ocuparon las cajas trampas. Sólo un experimento caja nido, emparejada con el método alejar-atraer, fue invadida por las abejas y ninguna de las cajas nido en aviarios fueron colonizados por abejas. Cuatro de las cajas nido estaban ocupados por aves durante nuestro estudio. Aunque ninguno fue utilizado por el loro Amazona Vinosa, los nidos fueron ...

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Optimal fissioning strategies of social insects with respect to colony dynamics and nest founding probability

Hovestadt,

Kohl,

Mitesser

2024

Insect. Soc.

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Social insects demonstrate two fundamentally different modes of reproduction, independent colony foundation (ICF) by single fertilized queens or dependent colony foundation (DCF) by fissioning of existing colonies into two or several new colonies (swarms). In some species, both reproductive modes occur in parallel. The benefits and disadvantages of DCF vs. ICF have been widely discussed and been subject to empirical studies, but a formal theoretical treatment of the topic is still incomplete. Taking honey bees as example, we provide a resource allocation model of colony dynamics to analyze the ecological conditions under which DCF may be favored over ICF. Using mathematical and numerical methods, we show that it critically depends on the survivorship function linking swarm size to the probability of swarm establishment whether ICF or DCF results in a higher output of surviving new colonies. Because building larger swarms requires larger inter-swarm time intervals, DCF can only be a better strategy if this disadvantage is over-compensated for by a strong size-dependent swarm survivorship and survival of single queens is very low. Colony growth rate has no effect on this decision and the impact of maximum possible colony size is negligible. Further, there is a discontinuity in the optimal swarm size, so that either a swarm size of 1 (ICF) is the best strategy, or emitting swarms of considerable size (DCF). Consequently, a direct evolutionary transition from ICF to DCF appears unlikely and may have been triggered by selective pressures promoting movement of complete nests or distributing single colonies over several nests (polydomy).

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Relationship among Apis mellifera L. stings, swarming and climate conditions in the city of Rio Claro, SP, Brazil

Abstract: Abstract:The presence of bees (Apis mellifera L.) in urban areas has increased

Cited by 6 publications

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Epidemiology of Honeybee Sting Cases in the State of Ceará, Northeastern Brazil

Epidemiology of Honeybee Sting Cases in the State of Ceará, Northeastern Brazil

A push-pull integrated pest management scheme for preventing use of parrot nest boxes by invasive Africanized honey bees

Optimal fissioning strategies of social insects with respect to colony dynamics and nest founding probability

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