The Nasonov gland pheromone as a potential source of death cue in Apis cerana
| Autor: | Katrina Klett, Ying-ying Zhang, Shihao Dong, Junjun Zhang, Zhengwei Wang, Ken Tan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine Physiology Zoology Hymenoptera Biology 01 natural sciences Pheromones Terpene 03 medical and health sciences Necrophoresis chemistry.chemical_compound Animals Apis cerana chemistry.chemical_classification Behavior Animal Fatty acid Bees biology.organism_classification Death 010602 entomology Oleic acid 030104 developmental biology chemistry Insect Science Pheromone Cues Nasonov pheromone |
| Zdroj: | Journal of insect physiology. 131 |
| ISSN: | 1879-1611 |
| Popis: | The ability to detect and remove dead adult bees is an essential part of honeybee colony fitness that prevents the spread of pathogens. Fatty acid olfactory cues stimulate undertaking behavior among different social species within Hymenoptera, but the chemicals responsible for the death cue in Apis cerana have not yet been identified. We explored the Nasonov gland as a potential source of these chemicals in A. cerana. Gas chromatography indicated that unlike A. mellifera, the A. cerana Nasonov gland does not contain any volatile terpenes, only fatty acids. As a bioassay, dead honeybees were rinsed free of their individual cuticular hydrocarbons via dichloromethane and two concentrations of oleic acid and a synthetic blend of the Nasonov pheromone in A. cerana were applied to the dummies. Results showed that oleic acid did not stimulate corpse removal in A. cerana. However, the synthetic pheromone blend of A. cerana Nasonov did stimulate removal. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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