Bioassay and apparatus for measuring the stinging response of an isolated worker honey-bee ( Apis mellifera L. var. ligustica Spin.)

We devised an apparatus consisting of odour delivery, response and recording compartments, and a bioassay of airborne alarm pheromones, to measure, through the extrusion of the stinger, the stinging response (SR) of an isolated honey-bee worker in controlled conditions. The recipient worker responds...

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Published inComparative biochemistry and physiology. A, Comparative physiology Vol. 110; no. 4; pp. 281 - 288
Main Authors Tel-Zur, David, Lensky, Yaacov
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 1995
Subjects
Alarm pheromone
Apidae
Apis mellifera
Apparatus
Bioassay
Hymenoptera
Stinging
Worker honey-bee
Apis mellifera
Worker honey-bee
Alarm pheromone
Bioassay
Apparatus
Stinging
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Summary:We devised an apparatus consisting of odour delivery, response and recording compartments, and a bioassay of airborne alarm pheromones, to measure, through the extrusion of the stinger, the stinging response (SR) of an isolated honey-bee worker in controlled conditions. The recipient worker responds to a stimulus with abdominal contractions; their intensity is measured by a manometer as the difference in air pressure inside a tube. The SR is specific for the alarm pheromone produced by the sting apparatus. The rise of the SR level corresponds to the number of donors or stingers, and hence to the concentration of pheromone used for stimulation.
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ISSN:0300-9629
DOI:10.1016/0300-9629(94)00190-5