Advances in the timing of spring cleaning by the honeybee <i>Apis mellifera</i> in Poland

Sparks, Tim H.; Łangowska, Aleksandra; Głazaczow, Adam; Wilkaniec, Z.; Bieńkowska, Małgorzata; Tryjanowski, Piotr

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.2010.01226.x

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“…Field observations-The first spring activity of honeybees are cleansing flights (to excrete feces), which have been quantified by beekeepers in Poland. Comparing 25 yr of these flight records with temperature data, Sparks et al (2010) concluded the bees were starting their flights a month earlier, which over time is associated with increased temperatures occurring earlier in the season.…”

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Studying plant–pollinator interactions in a changing climate: A review of approaches

Byers

2017

Appl Plant Sci

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Plant–pollinator interactions are potentially at risk due to climate change. Because of the spatial and temporal variation associated with the effects of climate change and the responses of both actors, research to assess this interaction requires creative approaches. This review focuses on assessments of plants’ and pollinators’ altered phenology in response to environmental changes, as phenology is one of the key responses. I reviewed research methods with the goal of presenting the wide diversity of available techniques for addressing changes in these interactions. Approaches ranged from use of historical specimens to multisite experimental community studies; while differing in depth of historical information and community interactions, all contribute to assessment of phenology changes. Particularly insightful were those studies that directly assessed the environmental changes across spatial and temporal scales and the responses of plants and pollinators at these scales. Longer-term studies across environmental gradients, potentially with reciprocal transplants, enable an assessment of climate impacts at both scales. While changes in phenology are well studied, the impacts of phenology changes are not. Future research should include approaches to address this gap.

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Studying plant–pollinator interactions in a changing climate: A review of approaches

Byers

2017

Appl Plant Sci

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“…Under current climate change, some studies have mainly explored its potential consequences on herbivorous insects (Musolin et al 2010), whereas very little attention was focused on its direct impact on pollinators e.g., solitary bees (but see Sparks et al 2010). In contrast to the well-known social honey bee, most bee species are solitary and their offspring are largely exposed to ßuctuating ambient temperatures (Radmacher and Strohm 2011).…”

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Influence of Winter Temperature and Simulated Climate Change on Body Mass and Fat Body Depletion During Diapause in Adults of the Solitary Bee, <I>Osmia rufa</I> (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

Fliszkiewicz¹,

Giejdasz²,

Wasielewski³

et al. 2012

env. entom.

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The influence of simulated climate change on body weight and depletion of fat body reserves was studied during diapause in the European solitary bee Osmia rufa L. (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Insects (females) were reared and collected from outdoor nests from September to March. One cohort of females was weighed and dissected immediately for analyses, whereas another cohort was subjected to simulated warmer temperature (15°C for 7 d) before analyses. A gradual decline in body mass and fat body content was recorded with declining temperatures from September to January in female bees from natural conditions. Temperature increased gradually from January to March with a further decline in body mass and fat body content. The fat body development index dropped from five in September-October (≈ 89% individuals) to four for the period from November to February (≈ 84% individuals) and further to three in March (95% individuals) before emergence. Simulated warmer winter temperature also resulted in a similar decline in body weight and fat body content; however, body weight and fat body content declined faster. The fat body development index dropped to three in December in the majority of individuals and continued at this level until March just before emergence. Taken together, our data indicate an earlier depletion of fat body reserves under simulated climate change conditions that may impact ovarian development and reproductive fitness in O. rufa.

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“…Alterations in phenology are among the best-supported effects of climate change on organisms12345. So far, however, most studies focus on early-season phenology such as the earlier start of reproduction, flowering or arrival of migrant birds14678. Alterations in late-season phenology are less understood but these studies will enable better understanding of population consequences of these shifts, especially in insects16910.…”

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Increased temperature delays the late-season phenology of multivoltine insect

Głazaczow

Orwin

Bogdziewicz

2016

Sci Rep

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We analyzed the impact of increased water temperature on the late-season phenology of the mayfly (Baetis liebenauae). The River Gwda, unlike two other examined rivers (controls), has reservoirs along its length and thus, higher water temperature. Elevated water temperature prolonged summer diapause of the mayfly and shifted its life cycle to the later autumn: the last generation of mayflies started development later in the Gwda than in the control rivers. This translated into terrestrial stages (subimagos) of the insect being more abundant at the water surface in the late autumn in the Gwda river than in the control rivers. The low water temperature in the late autumn hampers subimagos emergence from the water surface. Thus, the altered insect phenology at Gwda resulted in a largely lost generation. However, the effect of reservoirs on the river water temperature was context-dependent, with the heating effect (and the impact on mayfly phenology) weaker in the year with lower average air temperature. In summary, warming blurred the environmental cue used by mayflies to tune their phenology, which resulted in a developmental trap. Since the projections of increases in global temperatures reach even 6.4 °C, reported mechanisms will potentially also occur in non-transformed watercourses.

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Advances in the timing of spring cleaning by the honeybee Apis mellifera in Poland

Cited by 29 publications

References 19 publications

Studying plant–pollinator interactions in a changing climate: A review of approaches

Studying plant–pollinator interactions in a changing climate: A review of approaches

Influence of Winter Temperature and Simulated Climate Change on Body Mass and Fat Body Depletion During Diapause in Adults of the Solitary Bee, <I>Osmia rufa</I> (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

Increased temperature delays the late-season phenology of multivoltine insect

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