Social control of air ventilation in colonies of honey bees,Apis mellifera |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Science & Technology of Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun，Jilin 130022，China;2. National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Space Optoelectronics Technology of Changchun, University of Science and Technology, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China;3. North Electro-Optic Co., LTD, Xi an, Shanxi 710065，China;4. Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanic, Chinese Academy of Sciences, An Hui, Hefei 230031，China;1. Department of Engineering, Aarhus University, Finlandsgade 22, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark;2. Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Forsøgsvej 1, 4200 Slagelse, Denmark;1. Digital Agriculture Lab, Department of Biological and Agricultural Systems Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA;2. Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Mississippi State University, MS 39762, USA;3. Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA;1. LR-SITI Laboratory, National Engineering School of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia;2. Arab University of Science, Tunisia |
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| Abstract: | Fanning behaviour inside the nest of honey bees is an effective mechanism of ventilation. The following results are reported: (1) With only a single small entrance, the fanning is controlled so as to induce tidal ventilation of the nest as in a typical breathing pattern. (2) Periodic active fanning moves an air current out followed by a passive influx of air. (3) Fanning bees show negative phototaxis. (4) The colonial respiratory activity decreases at night following a pronounced day-night cycle. |
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