scholarly journals Olfactory cues and nest recognition in the solitary bee Osmia lignaria

2006 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christelle Guedot ◽  
Theresa L. Pitts-Singer ◽  
James S. Buckner ◽  
Jordi Bosch ◽  
William P. Kemp
Keyword(s):  
Olfactory Cues ◽  
Solitary Bee ◽  
Osmia Lignaria ◽  
Nest Recognition

Smelling home: a good solution for burrow-finding in nocturnal petrels?

2002 ◽  
Vol 205 (16) ◽  
pp. 2519-2523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Bonadonna ◽  
Vincent Bretagnolle
Keyword(s):  
Olfactory System ◽  
Visual Cues ◽  
Zinc Sulphate ◽  
Olfactory Cues ◽  
Nocturnal Activity ◽  
Complete Darkness ◽  
Visual Guidance ◽  
Nest Recognition ◽  
Return Home ◽  
Nesting Habits

SUMMARY Many burrowing petrels are able to return to their nests in complete darkness. The well-developed anatomy of their olfactory system and the attraction that food-related odour cues have for some petrel species suggest that olfaction may be used to recognize the burrow. In contrast,surface-nesting petrels may rely on visual cues to recognise their nest. We performed experiments on nine species of petrel (with different nesting habits) rendered anosmic either by plugging the nostrils or by injecting zinc sulphate onto the nasal epithelium. Compared with shamtreated control birds,we found that anosmia impaired nest recognition only in species that nest in burrows and that return home in darkness. Therefore, petrels showing nocturnal activity on land may rely on their sense of smell to find their burrows, while petrels showing diurnal activity or surface nesters may disregard olfactory cues in favour of visual guidance.

scholarly journals Are Olfactory Cues Involved in Nest Recognition in Two Social Species of Estrildid Finches?

PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. e36615 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Tobias Krause ◽  
Barbara A. Caspers
Keyword(s):  
Olfactory Cues ◽  
Nest Recognition ◽  
Social Species

The nectar alkaloid, gelsemine, does not affect offspring performance of a native solitary bee, Osmia lignaria (Megachilidae)

2008 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 298-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
SUSAN E. ELLIOTT ◽  
REBECCA E. IRWIN ◽  
LYNN S. ADLER ◽  
NEAL M. WILLIAMS
Keyword(s):  
Solitary Bee ◽  
Offspring Performance ◽  
Osmia Lignaria

scholarly journals Metamorphosis is induced by food absence rather than a critical weight in the solitary bee,Osmia lignaria

2017 ◽  
Vol 114 (41) ◽  
pp. 10924-10929 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan R. Helm ◽  
Joseph P. Rinehart ◽  
George D. Yocum ◽  
Kendra J. Greenlee ◽  
Julia H. Bowsher
Keyword(s):  
Solitary Bee ◽  
Osmia Lignaria ◽  
Critical Weight

scholarly journals Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) produce larger and heavier blueberries than honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Cairns Fortuin ◽  
Kamal JK Gandhi
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Fruit Set ◽  
Solitary Bee ◽  
Field Cage ◽  
Vaccinium Ashei ◽  
Osmia Lignaria ◽  
Berry Weight ◽  
Berry Size

AbstractFruit set, berry size, and berry weight were assessed for pollination by the solitary bee Osmia lignaria (Say) in caged rabbiteye blueberries (Vaccinium ashei Reade, Ericales : Ericaceae), and compared to that of uncaged rabbiteye blueberries which were pollinated largely by honey bees (Apis mellifera L). O. linaria produced berries that were 1.6mm larger in diameter and 0.45g heavier than uncaged blueberries. Fruit set was 40% higher in uncaged blueberries. This suggests that Osmia bees can produce larger and heavier berry fruit, but O. lignaria may be less efficient at blueberry pollination as compared to A. mellifera under field cage conditions.

Pollinating Efficacy of Osmia cornifrons and Osmia lignaria subsp. lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) on Three Brassicaceae Species Grown Under Field Cages

2003 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 545-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig A. Abel ◽  
Richard L. Wilson ◽  
Richard L. Luhman
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bees ◽  
Plant Introduction ◽  
Solitary Bee ◽  
Osmia Lignaria ◽  
North Central ◽  
The North ◽  
Brassicaceae Species ◽  
Native Bee ◽  
Nesting Sites ◽  
North Central Regional

Until 1997, honey bees, Apis mellifera L., were used to pollinate Brassicaceae grown in field cages at the North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station (NCRPIS), at Ames, IA. At this time, a solitary bee, Osmia cornifrons (Radoszkowski), was first employed to pollinate the crop in field cages; however, a native bee species, Osmia lignaria subsp. lignaria Say, out-competes O. cornifrons in central Iowa for artificial nesting sites erected for rearing. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of these two solitary bee species for producing Brassica napus, B. rapa, and Sinapis alba seed in field cages. There was no difference in seed production for the S. alba accession, PI 209022, or the B. rapa accession, PI 278766, between the two species of Osmia. But, the B. rapa accession, PI 392025, and the B. napus accession, PI 469944, produced significantly more seed when pollinated by O. lignaria subsp. lignaria than by O. cornifrons. Because the native bee is easier to rear and maintain, it will be the pollinator of choice for control pollinating collections of Brassicaceae species maintained at NCRPIS. The commercial use of O. lignaria subsp. lignaria or the related subspecies, O. lignaria subsp. propinqua, should be investigated for improving the production of canola and rapeseed.

scholarly journals Nest Marking Behavior and Chemical Composition of Olfactory Cues Involved in Nest Recognition inMegachile rotundata

2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 779-789 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christelle Guédot ◽  
James S. Buckner ◽  
Marcia M. Hagen ◽  
Jordi Bosch ◽  
William P. Kemp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Olfactory Cues ◽  
Nest Recognition

Self-odour recognition in European storm-petrel chicks

Behaviour ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 140 (7) ◽  
pp. 925-933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belén Belliure ◽  
Eduardo Mínguez ◽  
Ana De León
Keyword(s):  
Social Relationships ◽  
The Body ◽  
Olfactory Cues ◽  
Nest Recognition ◽  
Body Odour ◽  
Olfactory Anatomy ◽  
Preference Tests ◽  
Storm Petrel

AbstractIn common with many other species of Procellariform, the European storm-petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) has a well-developed olfactory anatomy, and chicks are able to recognize their own nests by smell. However, it is not known which olfactory cues these birds use to locate their burrows. To find out if body scent is one of these olfactory cues we used a T-maze device to perform three different preference tests. Chicks were allowed to choose between their own odour plus their nest, and a neutral odour; between their own odour and a neutral odour (far from any nest); and finally between their own odour and the body scent of a conspecific chick. Storm-petrel chicks can apparently recognize their own body odour, even when tested against the body scent of a conspecific. Individually distinctive odours may play an important role in facilitating nest recognition. The results indicate self-odour recognition, and suggest that individual odour recognition could play an important role in social relationships of storm-petrels.

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