The Year of the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.) with Respect to Its Physiology and Immunity: A Search for Biochemical Markers of Longevity

Autor(es)

Kunc, Martin ^[1] ; Dobes, Pavel ^[1] ; Hurychova, Jana ^[1] ; Vojtek, Libor ^[1] ; Poiani, Silvana Beani ^{[1, 2]} ; Danihlik, Jiri ^[3] ; Havlik, Jaroslav ^[4] ; Titera, Dalibor ^[5] ; Hyrsl, Pavel ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Masaryk Univ, Fac Sci, Inst Expt Biol, Kotlarska 2, CS-61137 Brno - Czech Republic

^[2] Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Dept Biol, Inst Biosci, Ctr Study Social Insects CEIS, Ave 24A, BR-13506900 Bela Vista, Rio Claro - Brazil

^[3] Palacky Univ Olomouc, Dept Biochem, Fac Sci, Slechtitelu 27, Olomouc 78371 - Czech Republic

^[4] Czech Univ Life Sci, Dept Food Qual & Safety, Fac Agrobiol Food & Nat Resources, Kamycka 129, Prague 25263 - Czech Republic

^[5] Bee Res Inst, Libcice Nad Vltavou 25266 - Czech Republic

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: INSECTS; v. 10, n. 8 AUG 2019.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

It has been known for many years that in temperate climates the European honey bee, Apis mellifera, exists in the form of two distinct populations within the year, short-living summer bees and long-living winter bees. However, there is only limited knowledge about the basic biochemical markers of winter and summer populations as yet. Nevertheless, the distinction between these two kinds of bees is becoming increasingly important as it can help beekeepers to estimate proportion of long-living bees in hives and therefore in part predict success of overwintering. To identify markers of winter generations, we employed the continuous long-term monitoring of a single honey bee colony for almost two years, which included measurements of physiological and immunological parameters. The results showed that the total concentration of proteins, the level of vitellogenin, and the antibacterial activity of haemolymph are the best three of all followed parameters that are related to honey bee longevity and can therefore be used as its markers. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 17/19718-0 - A influência de xenobióticos em enzimas antioxidantes do corpo gorduroso de operárias de Atta Sexdens rubropilosa (Myrmicinae, Attini)
• Beneficiário: Silvana Beani Poiani
• Linha de fomento: Bolsas no Exterior - Estágio de Pesquisa - Pós-Doutorado