HYPOPHARYNGEAL GLAND DEVELOPMENT AND DIVISION OF LABOUR IN HONEY-BEE (APIS MELLIFERA L.) COLONIES

2009 ◽  
Vol 36 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 5-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. B. FREE
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Hypopharyngeal Gland ◽  
Gland Development

The influence of wax deprivation on temporal polyethism in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies

1988 ◽  
Vol 66 (9) ◽  
pp. 1997-2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda A. Fergusson ◽  
Mark L. Winston
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Hypopharyngeal Gland ◽  
Temporal Polyethism ◽  
Study Support ◽  
Comb Building ◽  
Bee Colonies

Various levels of wax deprivation in honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies induced shifts in the temporal pattern of division of labour in worker honey bees. The most extreme wax stress induced an earlier onset of foraging, and an increase in comb building and the production of wax scales. Moderate wax stress induced only an increase in comb building and production of wax scales. No significant differences in development of hypopharyngeal gland acinal diameter were found, suggesting that production of wax and brood food and associated behaviour patterns develop and decline independently. The graded changes in behavioural response to various levels of stress found in this study support the concept of a reserve labour force in honey bee colonies, which can respond to stress through shifts in caste ontogeny.

scholarly journals Combined effect of pollen quality and thiamethoxam on hypopharyngeal gland development and protein content in Apis mellifera

Apidologie ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 779-788 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Teresa Renzi ◽  
Neus Rodríguez-Gasol ◽  
Piotr Medrzycki ◽  
Claudio Porrini ◽  
Antonio Martini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Protein Content ◽  
Combined Effect ◽  
Hypopharyngeal Gland ◽  
Pollen Quality ◽  
Gland Development

Seasonal variation of flavonoid content in bee bread: Potential impact on hypopharyngeal gland development in Apis mellifera honey bees

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-177
Author(s):  
Thaís de Souza Bovi ◽  
André Caeiro ◽  
Sérgio Alexandre Alcantara dos Santos ◽  
Rodrigo Zaluski ◽  
Alex Junji Shinohara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Variation ◽  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Flavonoid Content ◽  
Hypopharyngeal Gland ◽  
Bee Bread ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Gland Development
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