Insectes SociauxPub Date : 2023-10-09DOI: 10.1007/s00040-023-00934-3
C. Y. Forster, E. J. T. Middleton, R. Gloag, D. F. Hochuli, T. E. White, T. Latty
{"title":"Impact of empty flowers on foraging choice and movement within floral patches by the honey bee, Apis mellifera","authors":"C. Y. Forster, E. J. T. Middleton, R. Gloag, D. F. Hochuli, T. E. White, T. Latty","doi":"10.1007/s00040-023-00934-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-023-00934-3","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Floral displays often signal the presence of nectar, but nectar may not always be present due to previous visits by nectarivores or temporal changes in nectar availability. But how does the presence of empty flowers impact the preferences of foraging honey bees for the available flowers? We aimed to test if previously rewarding flowers changed the preference relationship between neighboring flowers, and if empty flowers impacted overall visitation, in the honey bee Apis mellifera. Using artificial flowers, we showed that although empty flowers did not influence foraging choices in A. mellifera workers, empty flowers did increase movement between flowers in the patch. The presence of empty flowers also resulted in increased rates of patch abandonment. Our results suggest that while empty flowers may not directly impact foraging preferences in bees, they can have an impact on visitation within patches and in the surrounding area, with possible knock-on effects for the pollination of both the emptied flower and neighboring plants.","PeriodicalId":13573,"journal":{"name":"Insectes Sociaux","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135095051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Insectes SociauxPub Date : 2023-10-07DOI: 10.1007/s00040-023-00935-2
S. Stukalyuk, I. E. Maák
{"title":"The influence of illumination regimes on the structure of ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) community composition in urban habitats","authors":"S. Stukalyuk, I. E. Maák","doi":"10.1007/s00040-023-00935-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-023-00935-2","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The reliance on visual cues can vary among ant species living in different habitats, and is mostly influenced by the level of ambient illumination and the morphological adaptations of ant species that can determine their period of daily activity. Thus, different illumination regimes might affect ant community composition in habitats with different ambient illumination intensities. Despite this, in the literature, information is scarce about the effects of ambient illumination on ant activity. In the present study, we investigated the effect of ambient illumination intensity on the activity of ant species and their community composition under herbaceous and woody plants in 24 localities from Kyiv and Kyiv region, Ukraine. Our results showed that the ambient illumination properties of the habitat type affect the presence of ant species and the activity of their workers. In open habitats, the maximum ambient illumination had a negative effect, whereas in closed, woody habitats the maximum ambient illumination and tree circumference generally had a positive effect on the number of non-dendrobiotic ant individuals found on individual plants. The dendrobiotic species were less affected by the maximum illumination intensity. Although, in closed habitats, the effect of the previous variables and their interaction had species-specific aspects. Based on the former, we can tell that more structured forest habitats can provide broader illumination intensity ranges, allowing more ant species to coexist. However, similar illumination intensity ranges can lead to overlaps in the activity of ant species under the same illumination conditions, especially in open habitats. The outcomes of these interactions are highly influenced by larger trees that besides lowering illumination intensities, can enhance ant worker activity and promote species coexistence.","PeriodicalId":13573,"journal":{"name":"Insectes Sociaux","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135252391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Insectes SociauxPub Date : 2023-10-06DOI: 10.1007/s00040-023-00936-1
C. Doums, P. Chifflet-Belle, T. Lenormand, R. Boulay, I. Villalta
{"title":"A putatively new ant species from the Cataglyphis cursor group displays low levels of polyandry with standard sexual reproduction","authors":"C. Doums, P. Chifflet-Belle, T. Lenormand, R. Boulay, I. Villalta","doi":"10.1007/s00040-023-00936-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-023-00936-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13573,"journal":{"name":"Insectes Sociaux","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135350662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Insectes SociauxPub Date : 2023-09-04DOI: 10.1007/s00040-023-00931-6
C. Jelley, C. S. Moreau
{"title":"Aggressive behavior across ant lineages: importance, quantification, and associations with trait evolution","authors":"C. Jelley, C. S. Moreau","doi":"10.1007/s00040-023-00931-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-023-00931-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13573,"journal":{"name":"Insectes Sociaux","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41923510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Insectes SociauxPub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1007/s00040-023-00932-5
M. A. D. Goodisman
{"title":"The curse of invasive social insects","authors":"M. A. D. Goodisman","doi":"10.1007/s00040-023-00932-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-023-00932-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13573,"journal":{"name":"Insectes Sociaux","volume":"70 1","pages":"283 - 284"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46168092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Insectes SociauxPub Date : 2023-08-27DOI: 10.1007/s00040-023-00927-2
R. Medina, R. Paxton, M. Arjona-Torres, ·. J. R. Aké‑Villanueva, L. Medina-Medina, J. Quezada‐Euán, Insectes Sociaux
{"title":"Effects of simulated tropical heat waves during development on the morphological and reproductive traits of Africanized honey bee","authors":"R. Medina, R. Paxton, M. Arjona-Torres, ·. J. R. Aké‑Villanueva, L. Medina-Medina, J. Quezada‐Euán, Insectes Sociaux","doi":"10.1007/s00040-023-00927-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-023-00927-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13573,"journal":{"name":"Insectes Sociaux","volume":"70 1","pages":"327 - 338"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47908931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Insectes SociauxPub Date : 2023-08-24DOI: 10.1007/s00040-023-00930-7
Insectes Sociaux, J. King, J. Starkey, V. R. Holmes, ·. R. T. Puckett, E. Vargo
{"title":"Quit bugging me: phorid fly parasitoids affect expression of an immune gene in foraging fire ant workers","authors":"Insectes Sociaux, J. King, J. Starkey, V. R. Holmes, ·. R. T. Puckett, E. Vargo","doi":"10.1007/s00040-023-00930-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-023-00930-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13573,"journal":{"name":"Insectes Sociaux","volume":"70 1","pages":"339 - 351"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46434765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Insectes SociauxPub Date : 2023-08-23DOI: 10.1007/s00040-023-00929-0
T. Carrijo, M. Engel, T. Chouvenc, G. Gile, A. Mikaelyan, F. Dedeine, J. Ware, I. Haifig, A. Arab, J. P. Constantini, J. P. Souza, S. -. Lee, A. Buček, Y. Roisin, E. M. Cancello, C. D. Santos
{"title":"A call to termitologists: it is time to abandon the use of “lower” and “higher” termites","authors":"T. Carrijo, M. Engel, T. Chouvenc, G. Gile, A. Mikaelyan, F. Dedeine, J. Ware, I. Haifig, A. Arab, J. P. Constantini, J. P. Souza, S. -. Lee, A. Buček, Y. Roisin, E. M. Cancello, C. D. Santos","doi":"10.1007/s00040-023-00929-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-023-00929-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13573,"journal":{"name":"Insectes Sociaux","volume":"70 1","pages":"295 - 299"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45831191","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Insectes SociauxPub Date : 2023-08-21DOI: 10.1007/s00040-023-00928-1
Insectes Sociaux, Y. Mitaka, ·. E. L. Vargo
{"title":"Media made from brown-rotted elm and pine wood for rearing Reticulitermes termites","authors":"Insectes Sociaux, Y. Mitaka, ·. E. L. Vargo","doi":"10.1007/s00040-023-00928-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-023-00928-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13573,"journal":{"name":"Insectes Sociaux","volume":"70 1","pages":"381 - 389"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41497891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Insectes SociauxPub Date : 2023-08-14DOI: 10.1007/s00040-023-00926-3
A. Gotoh, F. Ito, R. Mizuno, Y. Shimamoto, K. Kinomura, E. Katsura, R. Hashim
{"title":"Evolution of meconium removal from cocoons in ants","authors":"A. Gotoh, F. Ito, R. Mizuno, Y. Shimamoto, K. Kinomura, E. Katsura, R. Hashim","doi":"10.1007/s00040-023-00926-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-023-00926-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13573,"journal":{"name":"Insectes Sociaux","volume":"70 1","pages":"373 - 379"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45979999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}