Hygienic behavior of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) is independent of sucrose responsiveness and foraging ontogeny

Goode, Katarzyna; Huber, Zachary J.; Mesce, Karen A.; Spivak, Marla

doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2005.08.007

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“…The behavioral profile of the hygienic bee is sculpted by many factors, including genetic, neural, social, and environmental systems (Goode et al . ). The ability of A. m. intermissa to adapt to variable climatic conditions, its hygienic behavior, tolerance to Varroa mite, and low infestation with American foulbrood, Nosema , and the DWV makes it a honey bee with very high potential to be used in breeding programs for honey bees that are resistant to diseases and pathogens and more adaptive to global climate changes.…”

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“…The level of Varroa infestation in colonies varies according to climatic conditions (seasonal) and the internal conditions of each colony (Adjlane et al 2014 (Kefuss 1995), and was characterized by good cleaning ability (Adjlane & Haddad 2014). The behavioral profile of the hygienic bee is sculpted by many factors, including genetic, neural, social, and environmental systems (Goode et al 2006). The ability of A. m. intermissa to adapt to variable climatic conditions, its hygienic behavior, tolerance to Varroa mite, and low infestation with American foulbrood, Nosema, and the DWV makes it a honey bee with very high potential to be used in breeding programs for honey bees that are resistant to diseases and pathogens and more adaptive to global climate changes.…”

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Whole‐genome sequencing of north African honey bee Apis mellifera intermissa to assess its beneficial traits

Haddad¹,

Adjlane

Saini³

et al. 2018

Entomological Research

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Apis mellifera intermissa is the native honey bee subspecies of Algeria, and approximates a position among bee races between tropical African and European breeds. This bee is very aggressive, nervous, and produces many broods with many queen cells. It is prone to swarming and exhibits defensive behavior and an abundant use of propolis. In the present study, pure line samples of A. m. intermissa collected from Blida (Algeria; 36°31′N, 2°58′E) with preferable Varroa resistance confirmed their through hygienic cleaning behavior and high temperature adaptation, were selected as a reference sample for full‐genome sequencing. Array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) was also performed on the same samples to validate genomic variations. These analyses will be an important source of information for the honey bee research community worldwide. The 240‐Mb genome was annotated with 26 355 transcripts and analyzed. Analysis of 133 pathways indicated an abundance of pathways related to metabolic processes, the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites, and biodegradation of xenobiotics . In addition to simple sequence repeat markers, variant analysis for beneficial trait genes, transposons, and phylogeny was performed. The mitochondrial genome and genes involved in immunity and chemoreception were identified and compared with those from other sequenced insect models. The indels obtained by sequencing were validated by aCGH. The genome sequence, annotation, and analysis of A. m. intermissa provides new understanding of the function of bee genes, and comparison with the genome of other A. mellifera subspecies promises to yield insights into the evolution of the adaptations to high temperature and resistance to Varroa parasite infestation.

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Whole‐genome sequencing of north African honey bee Apis mellifera intermissa to assess its beneficial traits

Haddad¹,

Adjlane

Saini³

et al. 2018

Entomological Research

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“…Theoretically, more behavioural specialization can lead to more efficient task allocation and performance, increasing the effectiveness of division of labour and consequently enhancing colony performance. This argument only holds if response thresholds for different tasks vary among individuals independently of each other, which has been shown in a study of bumble bees (Weidenmuller, 2004) and honey bees (Goode et al, 2006).…”

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Division of labour and social insect colony performance in relation to task and mating number under two alternative response threshold models

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Some social insects exhibit an exceptionally high degree of polyandry. Alternative hypotheses exist to explain the benefits of multiple mating through enhanced colony performance. This study critically extends theoretical analyses of the hypothesis that enhanced division of labour confers fitness benefits to the queen that are sufficient to explain the observed mating frequencies of social insects. The effects of widely varying numbers of tasks and matings were systematically investigated in two alternative computer simulation models. One model was based on tasks that have to be performed to maintain an optimal trait value, while the other model was based on tasks that only have to be sufficiently performed to exceed a minimum trait value to confer full fitness returns. Both model versions were evaluated assuming a broad and a narrow response threshold distribution. The results consistently suggest a beneficial effect of multiple mating on colony performance, albeit with quickly diminishing returns. An increasing number of tasks decreased performance of colonies with few patrilines but not of more genetically diverse colonies. Instead, a performance maximum was found for intermediate task numbers. The results from the two model versions and two response threshold distributions did not fundamentally differ, suggesting that the type of tasks and the breadth of response thresholds do not affect the benefit of multiple mating. In general, our results corroborate previous models that have evaluated simpler task/patriline scenarios. Furthermore, selection for an intermediate number of tasks is indicated that could constrain the degree of division of labour. We conclude that enhanced division of labour may have favoured the evolution of multiple mating but is insufficient to explain the extreme mating numbers observed in some social insects, even in complex task scenarios.

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“…The existence of a “hygienic syndrome” cannot be excluded and a detailed characterization of these mite-resistant stocks with respect to a wider array of life history and behavioral traits remains to be performed. A direct test failed to link hygienic behavior to the PHS (Goode, Huber et al, 2006), even though Africanized honey bees combine increased mite resistance (Camazine, 1986) with multiple aspects of the PHS (Pankiw, 2003; Graham, Munday et al, 2011). …”

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The architecture of the pollen hoarding syndrome in honey bees: implications for understanding social evolution, behavioral syndromes, and selective breeding

Rueppell

2013

Apidologie

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Social evolution has influenced every aspect of contemporary honey bee biology, but the details are difficult to reconstruct. The reproductive ground plan hypothesis of social evolution proposes that central regulators of the gonotropic cycle of solitary insects have been coopted to coordinate social complexity in honey bees, such as the division of labor among workers. The predicted trait associations between reproductive physiology and social behavior have been identified in the context of the pollen hoarding syndrome, a larger suite of interrelated traits. The genetic architecture of this syndrome is characterized by a partially overlapping genetic architecture with several consistent, pleiotropic QTL. Despite these central QTL and an integrated hormonal regulation, separate aspects of the pollen hoarding syndrome may evolve independently due to peripheral QTL and additionally segregating genetic variance. The characterization of the pollen hoarding syndrome has also demonstrated that this syndrome involves many non-behavioral traits, which may be the case for numerous “behavioral” syndromes. Furthermore, the genetic architecture of the pollen hoarding syndrome has implications for breeding programs for improving honey health and other desirable traits: If these traits are comparable to the pollen hoarding syndrome, consistent pleiotropic QTL will enable marker assisted selection, while sufficient additional genetic variation may permit the dissociation of trade-offs for efficient multiple trait selection.

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Hygienic behavior of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) is independent of sucrose responsiveness and foraging ontogeny

Cited by 28 publications

References 38 publications

Whole‐genome sequencing of north African honey bee Apis mellifera intermissa to assess its beneficial traits

Whole‐genome sequencing of north African honey bee Apis mellifera intermissa to assess its beneficial traits

Division of labour and social insect colony performance in relation to task and mating number under two alternative response threshold models

The architecture of the pollen hoarding syndrome in honey bees: implications for understanding social evolution, behavioral syndromes, and selective breeding

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