Methods for collecting data on natural mortality in bee

Accorti, M.; Luti, F.; Tarducci, F.

doi:10.1080/03949370.1991.10721924

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“…They seem to be highly efficient and do not interfere with undertaker bees' activities (Accorti et al, 1991). A dead bee recovery rate of 71-96% was recorded in this trap (see Porrini et al, 2002a).…”

Section: Underbasket (Accorti Et Al 1991; Porrini Et Al 2002a)mentioning

confidence: 94%

“…Side view of underbasket modified from Porrini et al (2003) The trap does not form part of the hive and is located on the ground underneath the hive opening (Accorti et al, 1991;Porrini et al, 2002a).…”

Section: Underbasket (Accorti Et Al 1991; Porrini Et Al 2002a)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…the Gary trap, was intended to be used for short periods of time, but ever since bees have become biological indicators, traps are now being used throughout the year (Accorti et al, 1991). These traps can become a problem when bees begin to treat them as an integral part of the hive that also needs to undergo the same cleaning processes as the rest of the hive (Accorti et al, 1991). We therefore recommend, first to clean the trap on a regular basis and second to ensure that the trap is not continuously attached to the colony.…”

Section: Limitations Of Using Dead Bee Trapsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…We recommend using the Münster trap (Illies et al, 1999(Illies et al, , 2002, the underbasket trap (Accorti et al, 1991) and the trap for small hives (Hendriksma and Härtel, 2010). No negative interference with colony activity was reported in these traps.…”

Section: Recommended Dead Bee Traps To Usementioning

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Miscellaneous standard methods forApis melliferaresearch

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Brodschneider

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SummaryA variety of methods are used in honey bee research and differ depending on the level at which the research is conducted. On an individual level, the handling of individual honey bees, including the queen, larvae and pupae are required. There are different methods for the immobilising, killing and storing as well as determining individual weight of bees. The precise timing of developmental stages is also an important aspect of sampling individuals for experiments. In order to investigate and manipulate functional processes in honey bees, e.g. memory formation and retrieval and gene expression, microinjection is often used. A method that is used by both researchers and beekeepers is the marking of queens that serves not only to help to locate her during her life, but also enables the dating of queens. Creating multiple queen colonies allows the beekeeper to maintain spare queens, increase brood production or ask questions related to reproduction. On colony level, very useful techniques are the measurement of intra hive mortality using dead bee traps, weighing of full hives, collecting pollen and nectar, and digital monitoring of brood development via location recognition. At the population level, estimation of population density is essential to evaluate the health status and using beelines help to locate wild colonies. These methods, described in this paper, are especially valuable when investigating the effects of pesticide applications, environmental pollution and diseases on colony survival. Métodos estándar diversos para la investigación en Apis mellifera ResumenEn la investigación de la abeja de la miel, se han usado una variedad de métodos que se diferencian en función del nivel en el que se realiza la investigación. Al nivel individual, el manejo de las abejas individuales es necesario, incluyendo a la reina, las larvas y las pupas. Existen diferentes métodos para la inmovilización, mortandad y almacenamiento, así como para la determinación del peso individual de las abejas. La precisión en la sincronización de las etapas de desarrollo es también un aspecto importante de los experimentos con muestreos individuales.La microinyección se utiliza a menudo con el fin de investigar y manipular los procesos funcionales de las abejas melíferas, como por ejemplo, la formación y recuperación de la memoria y la expresión génica. Un método utilizado tanto por investigadores como apicultores es el marcado de las reinas, que sirve no sólo para ayudar a localizarlas durante su vida, sino que también permite su datación. La creación de varias colmenas a partir de reinas permite al apicultor mantener reinas de repuesto, aumentar la producción de cría o hacer preguntas relacionadas con la reproducción. Al nivel de colmena, la medición de la mortalidad intra colmena utilizando trampas de abejas muertas, el pesaje de las colmenas completas, la recolección de polen y néctar, y el seguimiento digital del desarrollo de la cría a través del reconocimiento de su ubicación, son algunas de las técnicas más útiles. Al nivel p...

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Section: Underbasket (Accorti Et Al 1991; Porrini Et Al 2002a)mentioning

confidence: 94%

Section: Underbasket (Accorti Et Al 1991; Porrini Et Al 2002a)mentioning

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Section: Limitations Of Using Dead Bee Trapsmentioning

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Section: Recommended Dead Bee Traps To Usementioning

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Miscellaneous standard methods forApis melliferaresearch

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“…A frequently used trap is the Gary-Trap (Gary, 1960). Other well-known traps are the "Underbasket Trap" (Accorti et al, 1991) and the "Todd-Trap" (Atkins et al, 1970).…”

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The influence of different bee traps on undertaking behaviour of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) and development of a new trap

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-In this study the efficiency of bee traps used to evaluate mortality in a bee colony and their influence on undertaking behaviour was tested in twelve colonies of Apis mellifera L. Four types of bee traps (Original-Gary-Trap, a Modified-Gary-Trap, the IPSAB-Trap and the Muenster-Trap), commonly used in practical research, were compared to each other and to control colonies without a trap. The use of different bee traps led to incomparable results. In the Original-Gary-Trap, many stray bees were trapped and eventually died within the glass collecting jars, leading to artificially high estimates of mortality. Bees removed the dead bees from the Modified-Gary-Trap, especially during good flight conditions. Dead bees disappeared from the IPSAB-Trap because of predators and wind. Both Gary-Traps had a negative effect on undertaking behaviour; the number of behavioural components involved in removing a dead bee from the colony was large and thus, undertaking took a long time. In IPSAB-Trap, the undertaker bees showed the same number of behavioural components and took similar times to remove dead bees as the control colonies without traps. The newly developed Muenster-Trap, equipped with an easily accessible hive entrance, a collecting box for dead bees and an outlet for stray bees, gave a significantly improved performance.Apis mellifera / undertaking behaviour / bee traps / mortality evaluation 315 Apidologie 33 (2002) 315-326

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Mędrzycki

2014

Patologia E Avversità Dell’alveare

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Methods for collecting data on natural mortality in bee

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Miscellaneous standard methods forApis melliferaresearch

Miscellaneous standard methods forApis melliferaresearch

The influence of different bee traps on undertaking behaviour of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) and development of a new trap

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