Standardized protocol to evaluate pollen polypeptides as bee food source

Vanderplanck, Maryse; Leroy, Baptiste; Wathelet, Bernard; Wattiez, Ruddy; Michez, Denis

doi:10.1007/s13592-013-0239-0

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“…Recent studies showed that protein level was not the only component which could be used to determine pollen nutritive value. The mix when compared to a single pollen of a similar protein level, may provide additional nutritive properties due to the presence of other components such as amino acids, polypeptides, vitamins, and lipids (Tasei and Aupinel, 2008a;Alaux et al, 2010;Vanderplanck et al, 2014a). …”

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“…Similarly, the crude protein content of pollen collected by the honey bee typically ranges from 7.5 to 35% (Schmidt and Buchmann, 2003). On the other hand, recent studies have shown that the total amino acid and polypeptide contents of hand-collected pollen provides more reliable information on the quality of a plant as a pollen resource (Vanderplanck et al, 2014a, b). Previous studies also demonstrated that bumblebees generally could select pollen of significantly higher protein content and more essential amino acids than honeybees.…”

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The Effects of Pollen Protein Content on Colony Development of the Bumblebee, Bombus Terrestris L.

Baloglu

Gürel

2015

Journal of Apicultural Science

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A b s t r a c t The effects of pollen protein content on the colony development of Bombus terrestris were investigated by feeding queens and queenright colonies with four different pollen diets. We used three kinds of commercially available pure pollen (Cistus spp. 11.9%, Papaver somniferum 21.4%, and Sinapis arvensis 21.8% crude protein). We also used a mixture which was made up of equal weights of these pure pollens (18.4 % crude protein). All queens and colonies were fed with sugar syrup and pollen diets ad libitum (28 ± 1 o C, 65 ± 5% RH). Until there were 50 workers reached, colonies fed with the Cistus pollen diet (167.4 ± 28.9 g) consumed signifi cantly more pollen than colonies fed with the Papaver pollen diet (140.7 ± 15.7 g), the mixed pollen diet (136.2 ± 20.1 g) or colonies fed with the Sinapis pollen diet (132.4 ± 22.6 g). The date when there were 50 workers reached was approximately one week later in the colonies fed with the Cistus, and colonies fed with the Papaver diet than in the colonies fed with the Sinapis diet, and for colonies fed with the mixed pollen diets. Considering 8 tested criteria, the best performances were observed using the Sinapis, and using the mixed pollen diets. The lowest performances were observed using the Cistus pollen diet. Results showed that pollen sources play an important role in commercial bumblebee rearing. Results also showed that the polyfl oral pollen diets are more suitable for mass rearing of bumblebees than the unifl oral pollen diets.

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The Effects of Pollen Protein Content on Colony Development of the Bumblebee, Bombus Terrestris L.

Baloglu

Gürel

2015

Journal of Apicultural Science

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“…Hitherto, several studies have analyzed the nutritional content of pollen of plant species foraged by individual bees (Rayner and Langridge 1985;Manning 2001;Cook et al 2003;Sommerville and Nicol 2006;Szczêsna 2006;Hanley et al 2008;Tasei and Aupinel 2008;Weiner et al 2010;Nicolson 2011;Di Pasquale et al 2013;Avni et al 2014;Vanderplanck et al 2014a, b;Somme et al 2015). Most of these studies focused on crude protein content or amino acid composition of pollen, while even fewer have analyzed other nutrients, such as lipids, sterols, vitamins, or minerals (recently reviewed by Vaudo et al 2015).…”

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Different but the same: bumblebee species collect pollen of different plant sources but similar amino acid profiles

2016

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-Access to abundant and diverse floral plant sources is essential for generalist bees as they obtain all energy and nutrients required from pollen and nectar. Despite their importance, we still know little about the precise nutritional requirements of most bee species. Here, we investigated differences in floral and amino acid profiles of pollen collected by five bumblebee species in southern Germany, which had access to the same spectrum of plant species and thus sources of nutrition. We found that different bumblebee species visited different floral spectra for pollen collection but nevertheless had highly similar pollen amino acid profiles. This finding suggests that common bumblebee species only slightly differ in their nutritional target for amino acids in pollen. In fact, floral and chemical composition of pollen loads appear to be largely determined by the plant community present at a site as bumblebees attempt to maximize site-specific nutrient collection efficiency.bee foraging / insect nutrition / plant-insect interactions / pollen chemistry / resource use

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“…It consists mostly of lipids (including phytosterols), proteins, amino acids, sugars, and vitamins (Day et al 1990;Vanderplanck et al 2014aVanderplanck et al , 2011. Bees need to assimilate amino acids from pollen, especially some essential amino acids (e.g., leucine, valine, and isoleucine; De Groot 1953).…”

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“…Phytosterols are further requisite nutrients since they are precursors of molting hormones, and bees are not able to synthesize them de novo (Behmer and Nes 2003;Cohen 2004). All these essential nutrients are highly variable among plant species (Rasmont et al 2005;Vanderplanck et al 2014a).…”

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Pollen and nectar quality drive the major and minor floral choices of bumble bees

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-To investigate whether floral resource quality impacts on bumble bee floral choices, we determined the pollen foraging constancy and floral choices of four bumble bee species commonly occurring in peaty, wet meadows in South Belgium. We subsequently analyzed the chemical contents of pollen and nectar, as well as the nectar production of the major host plant species. Individuals of B. lapidarius and B. pascuorum collected high-quality pollen (i.e., having high essential amino acid and phytosterol content) on Comarum palustre and Trifolium pratense, whereas individuals of B. terrestris s.l. and B. hypnorum enlarged their diet breadth to less valuable pollen resources (Cirsium palustre and Valeriana repens). Since Persicaria bistorta and Comarum palustre offer abundant and concentrated nectar, these plant species might represent major nectar sources for bumble bee species in peaty, wet meadows. The present study demonstrated the role of pollen composition on differences in foraging strategies among bumble bee species.amino acids / floral rewards / nectar sugars / phytosterols / polylectism

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Standardized protocol to evaluate pollen polypeptides as bee food source

Cited by 61 publications

References 49 publications

The Effects of Pollen Protein Content on Colony Development of the Bumblebee, Bombus Terrestris L.

The Effects of Pollen Protein Content on Colony Development of the Bumblebee, Bombus Terrestris L.

Different but the same: bumblebee species collect pollen of different plant sources but similar amino acid profiles

Pollen and nectar quality drive the major and minor floral choices of bumble bees

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