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Corneal honey bee sting: endoilluminator-assisted removal of retained stinger

International Ophthalmology, 2012
To report the clinical findings and a novel method of removal of bee sting using an endoillumination light source the following methods were used: clinical presentation, slit-lamp photographs, serial endothelial images and surgical management of a case of retained bee sting in the cornea.
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Genotypic constraints on plasticity for corpse removal in honey bee colonies

Animal Behaviour, 1995
Abstract The hypothesis that plasticity in honey bee,Apis mellifera, division of labour can be influenced by genotypic differences in worker behaviour was tested in colonies with electrophoretically distinct subfamilies. Undertaking behaviour (removal of dead bees from the nest) was studied because it is possible to vary the level of corpse-removal ...
GENE E. ROBINSON, ROBERT E. PAGE, Jr
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Stingless bees prioritize waste removal over foraging when worker traffic is low

2022
Data availability of Stingless bees prioritize waste removal over foraging when worker traffic is low. R-script for Waste Removal; Dataset for R - Waste Removal [Tetragonisca fiebrigi] & R - Waste Removal [Plebeia droryana]; Manual illustration of bees. Files uploaded here will be open access if accepted for publication.
Devkota, K., dos Santos, C.F., Ferreira, A. B., Zuch, J. T., Blochtein, B.   +4 more
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Smell of death leads bees to remove corpses

New Scientist, 2018
Honeybees pick up dead or diseased nestmates and drag them out of the hive. Removing corpses protects against infection, which can spread like wildfire in densely packed hives. In a 2017 study, they discovered two pheromones, called oleic acid and beta-ocimene, which are only released by dead bee larvae.
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Stingless bees intensify waste removal over foraging when worker traffic is low

2022
Data availability of Stingless bees prioritize waste removal over foraging when worker traffic is low. R-script for Waste Removal; Dataset for R - Waste Removal [Tetragonisca fiebrigi] & R - Waste Removal [Plebeia droryana]; Han-drawn illustration of bees. Files uploaded here will be open access if accepted in the journal above.
Devkota, K., dos Santos, C.F., Ferreira, A. B., Zuch, J. T., Blochtein, B., Mishra, B.P.   +5 more
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Guard bees are more likely to act as undertakers: variation in corpse removal in the bumble bee Bombus impatiens

Insectes Sociaux, 2019
Task specialization is one of the distinguishing features of social insect colony organization. Here we study the task of corpse removal (‘undertaking’) from the nest in three Bombus impatiens colonies. We determine (1) which task these bees perform when corpses are absent from the nest; (2) the degree to which worker body size relates to undertaking ...
A. Walton, J. M. Jandt, A. Dornhaus
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Learning and Task Interference by Corpse‐removal Specialists in Honey Bee Colonies

Ethology, 1997
AbstractUndertakers are considered to be among the most specialized of pre‐foraging honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) workers. In this study we examined a possible benefit and a cost of the corpse‐rem oval specialty, the improvement in performance with experience, and interference by individuals attempting to perform the same task in the same location ...
Stephen T. Trumbo, Gene E. Robinson
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The Effect of Leg Removal on Bees Held in Packages

Journal of Apicultural Research, 1969
SummaryThe extent to which bees kept in wire-screen packages lost their legs under various conditions of light and temperature, and the effect of such loss on foraging and hive duties, were studied. Few basitarsi were lost when packages were kept in the dark at 13°C, whereas large numbers were lost at 21° when alternate light and dark periods were used.
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Sting removal from bees by white-eyed slaty flycatchers Melaenornis chocolatina

1986
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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Pollen Deposition and Removal by Bees Visiting Two Tree Species in Panama

Biotropica, 1987
In lowland forests of Panama, Cochlospermum vitifolium and Cassia reticulata are nectarless, buzz-pollinated trees that require insect visitation to set seed; Cassia is self-compatible. Large anthophorid bees (Centris and Xylocopo spp.) were the primary pollinators of both species.
Allison A. Snow, David W. Roubik
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