中蜂与意蜂无王群培育非自身蜂种蜂子及改造王台特性

以中华蜜蜂和意大利蜜蜂为试验材料,通过组织相应无王群,把一蜂种无王群中的子脾加入到另一蜂种无王群中,进行中蜂和意蜂无王群培育非自身蜂种蜂子和改造王台特性研究,当未培育出蜂王时,分别从原有王群中调入子脾进行第2、第3期试验。结果表明:中蜂无王群中的工蜂会清除引入意蜂子脾中的蜂卵,但随着引入意蜂子脾封盖子羽化出房的意蜂幼蜂数量增加而逐渐接受意蜂幼虫,蜂群未改造意蜂王台,只培育出中蜂蜂王;意蜂无王群中的工蜂会随着引入中蜂子脾中羽化出房的中蜂幼蜂数量增加而逐渐接受中蜂卵及幼虫,并从第2期试验开始会改造中蜂王台,但最终只培育出意蜂蜂王。     

意大利蜜蜂和中华蜜蜂为蓝莓授粉的行为比较研究

应用意大利蜜蜂和中华蜜蜂为蓝莓授粉,对其授粉行为和活动方式进行了比较研究。结果表明:(1)采集过程中意蜂和中蜂的行为存在差异,意蜂头部探进铃铛花,将喙伸入花管中吸食花蜜,头部粘附花粉,花粉一部分被收集到花粉框,另一部分被带到其他花上;中蜂采集行为不同,一部分采集蜂探入铃铛花采食,采集时间短暂,另一部分采集蜂停靠在花托部位,采食花瓣掉落的花朵,不易粘附花粉和携带花粉。(2)授粉活动方式不同,意大利蜜蜂每分钟平均访花数为5.05±0.14次,中华蜜蜂为4.77±0.13次,两者差异不显著;而意蜂单次访花时间为9.16±0.43 s极显著长于中蜂的4.89±0.22 s,意蜂较中蜂在花朵的采集时间长,采集间隔时间短,而中蜂较意蜂寻找花朵的时间长,采集间隔时间长。单位面积意蜂采集蜂数量为平均12.00±0.90头,中蜂采集蜂数量平均为1.73±0.42头,两者差异极显著。同时意蜂蓝莓花粉携粉率27.51%,中蜂采集蓝莓花粉携粉率为11.38%,意蜂的授粉蜂数量及授粉专一性优于中蜂。本研究阐明了蓝莓花期不同蜂种的授粉行为及活动方式,据此得出意蜂为蓝莓授粉的行为和活动特性优越于中蜂,两者相比意蜂具有更高的授粉效率。     

北京中华蜜蜂的保护与利用

阐述目前中华蜜蜂Apis cerana Fabricius的分布及其生态影响,并针对北京地区中蜂现状,提出从中蜂饲养技术培训、饲养繁育示范、多元开发利用、建立专业养殖乡及发挥中蜂优势、发展山区养蜂事业等5个方面入手,保护与利用中华蜜蜂,逐步恢复中蜂的数量。     

意大利蜜蜂(Apis mellifera ligustica)与中华蜜蜂(Apis cerana ceraca)的生态位比较

为了明确中华蜜蜂和意大利蜜蜂在皖南山区生态适应性,研究两种蜜蜂的食物生态位、时间生态位和空间生态位及其差异,结果是中蜂与意蜂食物(蜜源植物)资源生态位宽度分别是 0.923、0.765,中蜂对蜜源植物采集喜好性差异小,而意蜂差异大,中蜂对意蜂生态位重迭为0.160,中蜂对意蜂生态位相似性为0.755;油菜花期,中蜂与意蜂时间资源生态位宽度分别是0.879、0.801,枇杷花期,分别是0.760、0.677,中蜂与意蜂的空间资源生态位宽度分别是0.797、0.670.中蜂3种生态位宽度均大于意蜂,中蜂三维生态位值是意蜂的1.61倍和1.57倍.表明中蜂在皖南山区生态适应性比意蜂强.     

蜂王上颚腺信息素对中华蜜蜂、意大利蜜蜂雄蜂选择行为的影响

【目的】分析蜂王上颚腺信息素(Queen mandibular pheromone,QMP)对中华蜜蜂Apis cerana cerana(简称中蜂)雄蜂与意大利蜜蜂Apismelliferaligustica(简称意蜂)雄蜂行为反应的变化,探索两蜂种雄蜂之间婚飞的干扰机理。【方法】本试验通过室内Y型嗅觉仪检测QMP及其主要成分反式-9-氧代-2-癸烯酸[(E)-9-oxodec-2-enoicacid,9-ODA]对飞行、爬行状态下中蜂雄蜂与意蜂雄蜂选择行为的差异进行研究。【结果】飞行或爬行状态下的中蜂雄蜂和意蜂雄蜂,均对3.5、7.0和14.0μg/μL的9-ODA没有显著趋向性反应(P 0.05);飞行中蜂雄蜂、飞行与爬行意蜂雄蜂均对0.04、0.2、1.0及7.0μg/μL的QMP具有显著趋避反应(P 0.05),而QMP对爬行中蜂雄蜂无显著影响(P 0.05);在中蜂雄蜂和意蜂雄蜂共存时的试验中发现:飞行、爬行意蜂雄蜂均对7.0μg/μL QMP存在显著趋避反应(P 0.05),而7.0μg/μL QMP对飞行或爬行中蜂雄蜂均无显著影响(P 0.05)。【结论】在室内环境下,QMP对中蜂、意蜂雄蜂有驱避作用。     

栖息环境和种间竞争对中华蜜蜂群体分布的影响

在植被结构和生态条件不同的皖南山区和皖西大别山区、江淮地区及淮北平原,栖息环境的改变和种间竞争的生存竞争等因素是影响中蜂群体分布的主要因素．皖南山区和皖西大别山区自然植被完整,生态条件好,蜜粉源植物丰富,中蜂群体数量多,分布区域广,分布密度高,中蜂蜂王自然交配极少受到干扰,种间竞争处于优势,是中蜂栖息与繁衍的理想场所．江淮地区和淮北平原自然植被少,生态平历受到不同程度破坏,蟹粉源植物种类少,花期短而集中,中蜂蜂王自然交配受到意蜂雄蜂干扰,种间竞争处于劣势,中蜂群体数量锐减,分布区域缩小,群体分布密度大幅度下降,淮北平原比江淮地区更显著．     

蜂王上颚腺信息素对雄蜂候选性信息素受体基因表达的影响

【目的】性信息素受体(sex pheromone receptors, PRs)是雄蜂感受蜂王上颚腺信息素(queen mandibular pheromone, QMP)的重要受体。本研究分析中华蜜蜂Apis cerana cerana(简称"中蜂")和意大利蜜蜂Apis mellifera ligustica(简称"意蜂")雄蜂触角和大脑中候选性信息素受体基因Prs受QMP刺激下的表达特征,为探索蜜蜂气味受体(OR)基因的功能研究提供理论依据。【方法】利用qRT-PCR技术检测分析分别用10μL QMP[7.04μg/μL反式-9-氧代-2-癸烯酸(9-ODA)+1.26μg/μL 9-羟基-2-癸烯酸(9-HDA)+0.03μg/μL对羟基苯甲酸甲酯(HOB)]和10μL 7.04μg/μL 9-ODA处理对飞行状态和爬行状态下的中蜂雄蜂和意蜂雄蜂触角和大脑中4个气味受体基因(Or10,Or11,Or18和Or170)的mRNA表达量的影响。【结果】与空白对照组相比,QMP及9-ODA均能显著下调中蜂雄蜂和意蜂雄蜂触角与大脑中Or11的mRNA表达量;中蜂雄蜂触角中AcOr18和AcOr170基因受QMP及9-ODA刺激后mRNA表达量显著下调;QMP与9-ODA均能显著降低中蜂雄蜂和意蜂雄蜂大脑中Or170的mRNA表达量。在QMP或9-ODA刺激下,飞行中蜂雄蜂大脑中AcOr11的mRNA表达量显著高于爬行中蜂雄蜂大脑中的,而飞行与爬行中蜂雄蜂触角中AcOr11的mRNA表达量没有显著差异。【结论】中蜂和意蜂雄蜂触角与大脑中气味受体基因Or11均能应答蜂王上颚腺信息素9-ODA,且受9-ODA刺激后Or11的mRNA表达下调。     

中蜂抗菌物质的诱导

本文报道了用大肠杆菌注射处理中蜂Ａｐｉｓ ｃｅｒａｎａ Ｆａｂｒｉｃｉｕｓ后,用含菌培养基平板测活法,就中蜂抗菌物质的产生规律及抗菌活性进行了初步研究。结果表明,不同诱导源均可诱导中蜂产生抗菌物质,但诱导的抗菌物质的抗菌活性则有一定的差异。用大肠杆菌重复诱导则使中蜂的成活率和抗菌物质的抗菌活性有很大提高。注射大肠杆菌后冲蜂抗菌物持产生高峰在４８小时左右。诱导后产生的抗菌物质具有广谱性,对大肠杆菌Ａｓｃｈｅｒｉｃｈｉａ　ｃｏｌｉ、枯草芽孢杆菌 Ｂａｃｉｌｌｕｓ　 ｓｕｂｔｉｌｉｓ、苏云金杆菌 Ｂａｃｉｌｌｕｓ　ｔｈｕｒｉｎｇ－ｉｅｎｓｉｓ、巨大芽孢杆菌 Ｂａｃｉｌｌｕｓ　ｍｅｇａｔｈｅｒｉｕｍ、黑腐菌 Ｘａｎｔｈｏｍｏｎａｓ ｃａｍｐｅｓｔｒｉｓ　等均有抑菌作用,而对真菌白僵菌Ｂｅａｕｖｅｒｉａ　ｂａｓｓｉａｎａ未发现抑菌作用。中蜂麻醉方法以冷冻法最为简便、易行。     

中华蜜蜂越冬期抗寒生理生化指标研究

本文研究活框饲养和原始饲养中华蜜蜂Apis cerana cerana Fabricius越冬期的抗寒生理生化指标变化,为中蜂抗寒生理机制和科学饲养管理提供理论依据。结果表明,两种饲养方式蜜蜂的体重、蛋白质和甘油含量均由越冬初期开始上升,越冬中后期达到最高而后下降;游离水和糖原含量均在越冬中后期出现下降;除原始饲养中蜂的CAT酶外,两种饲养方式中蜂的越冬期超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、过氧化氢酶（CAT）和过氧化物酶（POD）酶活均在越冬中期降到最低,而总抗氧化能力呈逐渐升高趋势。但活框饲养中蜂越冬期游离水（P<0.05）和糖原含量（P>0.05）均低于原始饲养中蜂,甘油含量显著高于原始饲养中蜂（P<0.05）;活框饲养中蜂与原始饲养中蜂的3种抗氧化酶活性在不同时期存在显著差异,活框饲养中蜂总抗氧化能力显著高于原始饲养中蜂（P<0.05）。蜜蜂在自然越冬时通过降低体内游离水含量,增加甘油含量来增加抗寒能力,并贮备大量糖原和蛋白质供越冬期能量消耗;同时,其体内的抗氧化酶在越冬期间发挥协同作用,减少低温刺激造成的氧化应激反应。     

中华蜜蜂对猕猴桃的访花行为及授粉效果研究

本研究采用中华蜜蜂Apis cerana cerana(简称"中蜂")为猕猴桃授粉,研究中蜂对猕猴桃的访花授粉行为规律,以及中蜂授粉对猕猴桃果实生长发育及品质的影响,以期为规范猕猴桃中蜂授粉和产业提质增效提供理论依据.结果表明:中蜂既采集雄花又采集雌花,每日的访花活动时间为7:40-19:30,访花的温度区间为18.9～31.2℃,湿度区间为21％ ～76％.对单朵花的平均访问时间为25±5.77 s,62％ ±0.82％的中蜂单花访问时间分布在20～30 s.中蜂日访花活动的高峰时段为11:00-12:00,携粉回巢的高峰时段为11:00-11:20,携粉回巢蜂的数量随温度和湿度的变化规律均呈正态分布,分别符合方程y=14.36-25.58(x-24.81)2e/√π(R2=0.924)和y=12.67-0.96(x-53.90)2e/√π(R2=0.858),且在温度22.5～26.3℃、湿度43％ ～67％区间内数量达到高峰.经中蜂授粉的果实座果率、纵径、横径及侧径增长速率、单果重、可溶性固形物、总糖含量、固酸比、糖酸比和维生素C含量均显著高于人工授粉组(P<0.05),畸形率和果实硬度显著低于人工授粉组(P<0.05).本研究得出中蜂授粉可提高猕猴桃产量,改善果实品质,在生产中可代替人工授粉以获得更高的经济效益.     

Activation of the yeast Arp2/3 complex by Bee1p, a WASP-family protein.

The Arp2/3 complex is a highly conserved cytoskeletal component that has been implicated in the nucleation of actin filament assembly. Purified Arp2/3 complex has a low intrinsic actin nucleation activity, leading to the hypothesis that an unidentified cellular activator is required for the function of this complex. We showed previously that mutations in the Arp2/3 complex and in Bee1p/Las17p, a member of the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein(WASP) family, lead to a loss of cortical actin structures (patches) in yeast. Bee1p has also been identified as an essential nucleation factor in the reconstitution of actin patches in vitro. Recently, it was reported that WASP-like proteins might interact directly with the Arp2/3 complex through a conserved carboxy-terminal domain. Here, we have shown that Bee1p and the Arp2/3 complex co-immunoprecipitate when expressed at endogenous levels, and that this interaction requires both the Arc15p and Arc19p subunits of the Arp2/3 complex. Furthermore, the carboxy-terminal domain of Bee1p greatly stimulated the nucleation activity of purified Arp2/3 complex in vitro, suggesting a direct role for WASP-family proteins in the activation of the Arp2/3 complex. Interestingly, deletion of the carboxy-terminal domain of Bee1p neither abolished the localization of the Arp2/3 complex, as had been suggested, nor resulted in a severe defect in cortical actin assembly. These results indicate that the function of Bee1p is not mediated entirely through its interaction with the Arp2/3 complex, and that factors redundant with Bee1p might exist to activate the nucleation activity of the Arp2/3 complex.     

Chaotic Artificial Bee Colony algorithm: A new approach to the problem of minimization of energy of the 3D protein structure

Prediction of the three-dimensional structure of a protein from its amino acid sequence can be considered as a global optimization problem. In this paper, the Chaotic Artificial Bee Colony (CABC) algorithm was introduced and applied to 3D protein structure prediction. Based on the 3D off-lattice AB model, the CABC algorithm combines global search and local search of the Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithm with the chaotic search algorithm to avoid the problem of premature convergence and easily trapping the local optimum solution. The experiments carried out with the popular Fibonacci sequences demonstrate that the proposed algorithm provides an effective and high-performance method for protein structure prediction.     

Wild bee community change over a 26‐year chronosequence of restored tallgrass prairie

Restoration efforts often focus on plants, but additionally require the establishment and long‐term persistence of diverse groups of nontarget organisms, such as bees, for important ecosystem functions and meeting restoration goals. We investigated long‐term patterns in the response of bees to habitat restoration by sampling bee communities along a 26‐year chronosequence of restored tallgrass prairie in north‐central Illinois, U.S.A. Specifically, we examined how bee communities changed over time since restoration in terms of (1) abundance and richness, (2) community composition, and (3) the two components of beta diversity, one‐to‐one species replacement, and changes in species richness. Bee abundance and raw richness increased with restoration age from the low level of the pre‐restoration (agricultural) sites to the target level of the remnant prairie within the first 2–3 years after restoration, and these high levels were maintained throughout the entire restoration chronosequence. Bee community composition of the youngest restored sites differed from that of prairie remnants, but 5–7 years post‐restoration the community composition of restored prairie converged with that of remnants. Landscape context, particularly nearby wooded land, was found to affect abundance, rarefied richness, and community composition. Partitioning overall beta diversity between sites into species replacement and richness effects revealed that the main driver of community change over time was the gradual accumulation of species, rather than one‐to‐one species replacement. At the spatial and temporal scales we studied, we conclude that prairie restoration efforts targeting plants also successfully restore bee communities.     

Three-dimensional structure of the Chinese Sacbrood bee virus

The RNA of Chinese Sacbrood Bee Virus (CSBV) was purified and used as template to obtain a 1096 bp cDNA fragment by RT-PCR amplification. This DNA fragment was cloned into pGEM-T Easy Vector for sequencing. Analyses of the sequenced CSBV RNA fragment revealed a nucleotide sequence homology of 87.6% and a deduced amino-acid sequence homology of 94.6% with that of the Sacbrood Virus (SBV), indicating that CSBV is a different but highly homologous virus of SBV. The three-dimensional (3D) structure of CSBV was determined at 2.5 nm resolution by using electron cryo-microscopy (cryoEM) and computer reconstruction methods. The 3-D structure showed that the capsid has a T= 1 (or P= 3) icosahedral capsid shell with a smooth surface. There were 12 pentons at its icosahedral vertices (5-fold axes) and 132 holes penetrating the shell. The 3-D structure also revealed densities corresponding to the CSBV genome, suggesting icosahedrally-ordered RNA organization, a novel feature not previously reported for any picornavi     

Three-dimensional structure of the Chinese Sacbrood bee virus

The RNA of Chinese Sacbrood Bee Virus (CSBV) was purified and used as template to obtain a 1096 bp cDNA fragment by RT-PCR amplification. This DNA fragment was cloned into pGEM-T Easy Vector for sequencing. Analyses of the sequenced CSBV RNA fragment revealed a nucleotide sequence homology of 87.6% and a deduced amino-acid sequence homology of 94.6% with that of the Sacbrood Virus (SBV), indicating that CSBV is a different but highly homologous virus of SBV. The three-dimensional (3D) structure of CSBV was determined at 2.5 nm resolution by using electron cryo-microscopy (cryoEM) and computer reconstruction methods. The 3-D structure showed that the capsid has aT = 1 (orP = 3) icosahedral capsid shell with a smooth surface. There were 12 pentons at its icosahedral vertices (5-fold axes) and 132 holes penetrating the shell. The 3-D structure also revealed densities corresponding to the CSBV genome, suggesting icosahedrally-ordered RNA organization, a novel feature not previously reported for any picornaviruses.     

Direct involvement of yeast type I myosins in Cdc42-dependent actin polymerization

The generation of cortical actin filaments is necessary for processes such as cell motility and cell polarization. Several recent studies have demonstrated that Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) family proteins and the actin-related protein (Arp) 2/3 complex are key factors in the nucleation of actin filaments in diverse eukaryotic organisms. To identify other factors involved in this process, we have isolated proteins that bind to Bee1p/Las17p, the yeast WASP-like protein, by affinity chromatography and mass spectroscopic analysis. The yeast type I myosins, Myo3p and Myo5p, have both been identified as Bee1p-interacting proteins. Like Bee1p, these myosins are essential for cortical actin assembly as assayed by in vitro reconstitution of actin nucleation sites in permeabilized yeast cells. Analysis using this assay further demonstrated that the motor activity of these myosins is required for the polymerization step, and that actin polymerization depends on phosphorylation of myosin motor domain by p21-activated kinases (PAKs), downstream effectors of the small guanosine triphosphatase, Cdc42p. The type I myosins also interact with the Arp2/3 complex through a sequence at the end of the tail domain homologous to the Arp2/3-activating region of WASP-like proteins. Combined deletions of the Arp2/3-interacting domains of Bee1p and the type I myosins abolish actin nucleation sites at the cortex, suggesting that these proteins function redundantly in the activation of the Arp2/3 complex.     

The sight of an adult brood parasite near the nest is an insufficient cue for a honeyguide host to reject foreign eggs

Hosts of brood‐parasitic birds typically evolve anti‐parasitism defences, including mobbing of parasitic intruders at the nest and the ability to recognize and reject foreign eggs from their clutches. The Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator is a virulent brood parasite that punctures host eggs and kills host young, and accordingly, a common host, the Little Bee‐eater Merops pusillus frequently rejects entire clutches that have been parasitized. We predicted that given the high costs of accidentally rejecting an entire clutch, and that the experimental addition of a foreign egg is insufficient to induce this defence, Bee‐eaters require the sight of an adult parasite near the nest as an additional cue for parasitism before they reject a clutch. We found that many Little Bee‐eater parents mobbed Greater Honeyguide dummies while ignoring barbet control dummies, showing that they recognized them as a threat. Surprisingly, however, neither a dummy Honeyguide nor the presence of a foreign egg, either separately or in combination, was sufficient to stimulate egg rejection.     

Étude préliminaire des communications entre ouvrières d'abeilles au cours de la trophallaxie

Résumé C'est au moyen du cinéma en vitesse accélérée (jusqu'à 500 images par seconde) que nous avons abordé l'analyse des communications antennaires dans la ruche, entre individus d'âge et de fonction déterminés. Nous recherchons quelles informations sont véhiculées par les touchers antennaires ou les sécrétions qui les accompagnent.Nous avons d'abord suivi les premiers contacts trophallactiques des ouvrières naissantes, entre elles, et avec des congénères de 5 à 6 jours. L'apparition et l'évolution de quelques signaux ont été particulièrement étudiées: les signaux de sollicitation, d'acceptation, de refus ou de rupture de contact. Nous avons ensuite commencé à analyser systématiquement les rituels antennaires entre ouvrières de plus de 3 jours. Après cette étude préliminaire, il apparaît déjà que les signaux antennaires de l'Abeille sont mieux et plus vite acceptés que chez les Guêpes par les congénères qui les reçoivent. L'une des conséquences de cette intégration plus poussée est l'absence totale d'agressivité entre ouvrières d'une même ruche. Au contraire des Guêpes et de bien d'autres espèces, l'orientation des activités individuelles ne repose nullement sur une agressivité intra-spécifique.

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Summary Since we found that in social Wasps the antennary movements acted as signals which played a great role in establishing a social scale and directing the workers' activities, we started a systematic analysis of tactile and chemical stimuli which act as signals in trophallactic behaviour of social Bees.In this paper, we study particularly the first motor patterns of the newly-hatched imago, when it meets another worker. The new-born or just a few hours old Bee worker often thrusts its proboscis. This pattern, which is perhaps attended by mandibular secretions, induces the coming of 5–6 days old Bees that spontaneously supply the young worker with food. In other respects, when the young Bee refuses the contact to a solicitating worker, it extrudes its proboscis. A few hours or one day later, it extends its antennae on the buccal parts and head of the begging Bee, then extrudes its proboscis, when refusing or breaking the contact. This extending of the antennae is a signal either of refusal or of rupture of contact in older workers.The young Bee progressively acquires the antennary ritual of solicitation: the frequent and reiterated introduction of the extremity of one or of the two antennae between the mandibles of the begged Bee.We just start a systematic study of antennary rituals between workers, aged more than 5 or 6 days. But we already find that particular antennary patterns act as signals for solicitation, other ones for acceptation and still other ones for refusal or rupture of contact.It is interesting to find that in Bee society, the signals of each worker are received and accepted, and consequently well integrated, by the individuals they are aimed at, whereas their emission or their absence nerver release the slightest aggressive behaviour. This is very different of what happens in Wasp society, in which each worker begs the individual contact and the release of regurgitations for itself and shows aggressive behaviour towards the individual that refuses to regurgitate in a non-ritual way.This important difference may account for the annual character of the Wasp society and the perennity of the Bee society.

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Bee1, a Yeast Protein with Homology to Wiscott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein, Is Critical for the Assembly of Cortical Actin Cytoskeleton

Yeast protein, Bee1, exhibits sequence homology to Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP), a human protein that may link signaling pathways to the actin cytoskeleton. Mutations in WASP are the primary cause of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, characterized by immuno-deficiencies and defects in blood cell morphogenesis. This report describes the characterization of Bee1 protein function in budding yeast. Disruption of BEE1 causes a striking change in the organization of actin filaments, resulting in defects in budding and cytokinesis. Rather than assemble into cortically associated patches, actin filaments in the buds of Δbee1 cells form aberrant bundles that do not contain most of the cortical cytoskeletal components. It is significant that Δbee1 is the only mutation reported so far that abolishes cortical actin patches in the bud. Bee1 protein is localized to actin patches and interacts with Sla1p, a Src homology 3 domain–containing protein previously implicated in actin assembly and function. Thus, Bee1 protein may be a crucial component of a cytoskeletal complex that controls the assembly and organization of actin filaments at the cell cortex.