which in addition to capture pollen, allows them to be extremely well adapted to cold regions [12]. They are present on all continents except Antarctica, Oceania and sub-Saharan Africa [2] (Figure 1). However, some parts of
In many social insects, including bumblebees, the division of labor between workers relates to body size, but little is known about the factors influencing larval development and final size. We confirmed and extend the evidence that in the bumblebeeBombus terrestristhe adult bee body size is pos...
To our knowledge, no field study in an urban area has been reported to date on the impact of “homogeneous” food supply (Phacelia) compared to “heterogeneous” food supply (flower mix) on the volume activity (“activity”) of the “marker” enzyme SOD in bumblebees and honeybees. It...
the flight paths of flower-naïve bumblebees are typically meandering and it can take hours and even days before they alight on any artificial patterns. Indeed, on their first flights, the task of learning landmarks and the characteristics of their...
2. Bumblebee Colony Voorbereiding Bij aankomst van commercieel besteld kolonies, sluit de doos kolonie naar de kooi vlucht. Geef pollen (verzameld door honingbijen uit verschillende planten) en suiker-water (1: 1 in volume) ad libitum tot het begin van de testsessies. Kook 1 liter...