Abstract
The number of bees, amount of brood and haemolymph vitellogenin titre are parameters to establish the vitality of a honey bee colony. Increasing numbers of bees during summer until autumn; increasing amounts of brood in spring towards summer followed by a decrease; and low haemolymph vitellogenin titres in foraging bees and high vitellogenin titres in nurse bees and winter bees are typical courses over the bee season. In contrast to the number of bees and amount of brood, determined at the colony level, vitellogenin is determined in individual bees. To turn the factor vitellogenin from the mean of individual data into a colony parameter, a protocol was developed to determine the colony fraction vitellogenin in a pooled haemolymph sample of 30 bees, sampled from a defined location in the colony. This colony fraction vitellogenin is a parameter for honey bee colony vitality.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 55-58 |
| Journal | Journal of Apicultural Research |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
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The fraction haemolymph vitellogenin of a honey bee colony, derived from a pooled haemolymph sample, a colony vitality parameter. / van der Steen, J.J.M.; Martel, Anne Claire; Hendrickx, Patrick.
In: Journal of Apicultural Research, Vol. 54, No. 1, 2015, p. 55-58.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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T1 - The fraction haemolymph vitellogenin of a honey bee colony, derived from a pooled haemolymph sample, a colony vitality parameter
AU - van der Steen, J.J.M.
AU - Martel, Anne Claire
AU - Hendrickx, Patrick
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The number of bees, amount of brood and haemolymph vitellogenin titre are parameters to establish the vitality of a honey bee colony. Increasing numbers of bees during summer until autumn; increasing amounts of brood in spring towards summer followed by a decrease; and low haemolymph vitellogenin titres in foraging bees and high vitellogenin titres in nurse bees and winter bees are typical courses over the bee season. In contrast to the number of bees and amount of brood, determined at the colony level, vitellogenin is determined in individual bees. To turn the factor vitellogenin from the mean of individual data into a colony parameter, a protocol was developed to determine the colony fraction vitellogenin in a pooled haemolymph sample of 30 bees, sampled from a defined location in the colony. This colony fraction vitellogenin is a parameter for honey bee colony vitality.
AB - The number of bees, amount of brood and haemolymph vitellogenin titre are parameters to establish the vitality of a honey bee colony. Increasing numbers of bees during summer until autumn; increasing amounts of brood in spring towards summer followed by a decrease; and low haemolymph vitellogenin titres in foraging bees and high vitellogenin titres in nurse bees and winter bees are typical courses over the bee season. In contrast to the number of bees and amount of brood, determined at the colony level, vitellogenin is determined in individual bees. To turn the factor vitellogenin from the mean of individual data into a colony parameter, a protocol was developed to determine the colony fraction vitellogenin in a pooled haemolymph sample of 30 bees, sampled from a defined location in the colony. This colony fraction vitellogenin is a parameter for honey bee colony vitality.
U2 - 10.1080/00218839.2015.1041796
DO - 10.1080/00218839.2015.1041796
M3 - Article
VL - 54
SP - 55
EP - 58
JO - Journal of Apicultural Research
JF - Journal of Apicultural Research
SN - 0021-8839
IS - 1
ER -