How Apis mellifera Behaves with its Invasive Hornet Predator Vespa velutina?
2018
Monceau, Karine | Arca, Mariangela | Leprêtre, Lisa | Bonnard, Olivier | Arnold, Gérard | Thiery, Denis | Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé - UMR 7372 (CEBC) ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) | Laboratoire Evolution, Génomes, Comportement ; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) | Santé et agroécologie du vignoble (UMR SAVE) ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin (ISVV)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Sciences Agronomiques de Bordeaux-Aquitaine (Bordeaux Sciences Agro) | Unité Mixte de Recherche en Santé Végétale (INRA/ENITA) (UMRSV) ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-École Nationale d'Ingénieurs des Travaux Agricoles - Bordeaux (ENITAB)-Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin (ISVV) | Unité de Recherche IRD 072, Laboratoire Evolution, Génomes, Comportement, Ecologie ; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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Mostrar más [+] Menos [-]Inglés. Invasive species are now recognized as a major cause of native biodiversity loss worldwide. In the current deleterious context for pollinators, the invasive yellow-legged hornet, Vespa velutina, represents an additional threat to the domestic honeybee, Apis mellifera, in Europe. Therefore, understanding the impact of this predator on honeybee colonies is of major importance. In the present study, we tried to assess the impact of V. velutina on the honeybee foraging and defence behaviour based on the video monitoring of two hives. Balling behaviour is reported here for the first time under natural conditions in A. mellifera against V. velutina in Europe. Although these results are preliminary and should be carefully considered, we found that the number of hornets impacted honeybee foraging and defence behaviours. More defensive behaviours were notified in the hive, which survives slightly longer. This may suggest that selecting for more defensive colonies may provide an interesting perspective.
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