Venom production by Africanized honeybees (Apis mellifera) and Africanized-European hybrids



Título del documento: Venom production by Africanized honeybees (Apis mellifera) and Africanized-European hybrids
Revista: The journal of venomous animals and toxins
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000298739
ISSN: 0104-7930
Autores: 1

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Instituciones: 1Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Faculdade de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia, Botucatu, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Universidade de Passo Fundo, Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinaria, Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil
3Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peconhentos, Botucatu, Sao Paulo. Brasil
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Periodo: Dic
Volumen: 7
Número: 2
Paginación: 190-198
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Experimental, aplicado
Resumen en inglés This study used 15 beehives: five with Africanized queens sisters (Apis mellifera), five with Italian queens sisters (Apis mellifera ligustica), and five with Carniolan queens sisters (Apis mellifera carnica). The queens were fertilized naturally. This experiment was performed in the apiary of the Botucatu School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry, UNESP, State of São Paulo, Brazil. The following data were obtained from the foraging bees: venom quantity in reservoir, 0.117±0.015, 0.139±0.020, and 0.147±0.024 (mg); venom quantity liberated in extraction apparatus, 0.073±0.012, 0.057±0.011 and 0.059±0.013 (mg); and sting electro stimulus threshold (volts), 10.75±1.37, 15.11±2.00, and 15.01±1.63 for Africanized, Italian x Africanized and Carniolan x Africanized, respectively. The Africanized honeybees possess less venom in reservoir than the European hybrids (Carniolan and Italian). However, they liberated a larger quantity of venom in the extraction apparatus and required lower electro stimulus threshold to promote stinging
Disciplinas: Biología
Palabras clave: Insectos,
Abejas,
Abejas africanizadas,
Veneno de abeja,
Conducta defensiva,
Híbridos,
Apis mellifera,
Apis mellifera,
Apis mellifera,
Hymenoptera
Keyword: Biology,
Insects,
Bees,
Africanized bees,
Bee venom,
Defensive behavior,
Hybrids,
Apis mellifera,
Apis mellifera,
Apis mellifera,
Hymenoptera
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