Native Prey and Invasive Predator Patterns of Foraging Activity: The Case of the Yellow-Legged Hornet Predation at European Honeybee Hives

Autor: Olivier Bonnard, Karine Monceau, Lisa Leprêtre, Jean-François Silvain, Mariangela Arca, Denis Thiéry, Florence Mougel, Gérard Arnold, Nevile Maher
Přispěvatelé: Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé - UMR 7372 (CEBC), Université de La Rochelle (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Laboratoire Evolution, Génomes et Spéciation [Gif-sur-Yvette] (LEGS), Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR072-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Santé et agroécologie du vignoble (SAVE), Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin (ISVV)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Sciences Agronomiques de Bordeaux-Aquitaine (Bordeaux Sciences Agro)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Santé et agroécologie du vignoble (UMR SAVE), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin (ISVV)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Sciences Agronomiques de Bordeaux-Aquitaine (Bordeaux Sciences Agro)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
Předmět:
0106 biological sciences
Wasps
Population Dynamics
insecte prédateur
lcsh:Medicine
Introduced species
01 natural sciences
Predation
Behavioral Ecology
apis mellifera
Predator-Prey Dynamics
frelon asiatique
lutte contre les prédateurs
vespa velutina
lcsh:Science
abeille
Predator
media_common
Animal Management
Conservation Science
Multidisciplinary
analyse statistique
biology
Animal Behavior
Ecology
Agriculture
vidéo observation
Biodiversity
Bees
Circadian Rhythm
Community Ecology
Seasons
Research Article
enregistrement vidéo
Evolutionary Processes
colonisation
media_common.quotation_subject
Foraging
010603 evolutionary biology
Competition (biology)
Animals
efficacité prédatrice
Biology
Evolutionary Biology
espèce indigène
Population Biology
Velutina
lcsh:R
Feeding Behavior
biology.organism_classification
plan de chasse
Colonisation
[SDV.BA.ZI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Animal biology/Invertebrate Zoology
010602 entomology
Species Interactions
Animal ecology
Evolutionary Ecology
Predatory Behavior
Veterinary Science
lcsh:Q
Introduced Species
Zoology
ruche
Coevolution
[SDV.EE.IEO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology
environment/Symbiosis
Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 6, p e66492 (2013)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Public Library of Science, 2013, 8 (6), pp.e66492. ⟨10.1371/journal.pone.0066492⟩
PLoS ONE, 2013, 8 (6), pp.e66492. ⟨10.1371/journal.pone.0066492⟩
Plos One 6 (8), 9 p.. (2013)
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: International audience; Contrary to native predators, which have co-evolved with their prey, alien predators often benefit from native prey naïveté. Vespa velutina, a honeybee predator originating from Eastern China, was introduced into France just before 2004. The present study, based on video recordings of two beehives at an early stage of the invasion process, intends to analyse the alien hornet hunting behaviour on the native prey, Apis mellifera, and to understand the interaction between the activity of the predator and the prey during the day and the season. Chasing hornets spent most of their time hovering facing the hive, to catch flying honeybees returning to the hive. The predation pressure increased during the season confirming previous study based on predator trapping. The number of honeybee captures showed a maximum peak for an intermediate number of V. velutina, unrelated to honeybee activity, suggesting the occurrence of competition between hornets. The number of honeybees caught increased during midday hours while the number of hornets did not vary, suggesting an increase in their efficacy. These results suggest that the impact of V. velutina on honeybees is limited by its own biology and behaviour and did not match the pattern of activity of its prey. Also, it could have been advantageous during the invasion, limiting resource depletion and thus favouring colonisation. This lack of synchronization may also be beneficial for honeybee colonies by giving them an opportunity to increase their activity when the hornets are less effective.
Databáze: OpenAIRE