Standard methods for maintaining adult Apis mellifera in cages under in vitro laboratory conditions

By Geoffrey R. Williams, C. Alaux, Cecilia Costa, T. Csáki, Vincent Doublet, D. Eisenhardt, I. Fries, R. Kuhn, D. McMahon, P. Mędrzycki and 10 more. 2013

329 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Insect Science

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In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. P. Neumann
2. J. Ellis
3. J. Pettis
4. A. Mortensen
5. Jay D. Evans
6. Yanping Chen
7. R. Paxton
8. I. Fries

In Genetics

1. P. Neumann
2. J. Ellis
3. J. Pettis
4. Jay D. Evans
5. B. Locke
6. P. Rosenkranz
7. M. Schäfer
8. I. Fries

In Insect Science

1. P. Neumann
2. J. Ellis
3. J. Pettis
4. Jay D. Evans
5. B. Locke
6. M. Schäfer
7. P. Rosenkranz
8. I. Fries

Citations in the corpus

• Protocol for the in vitro rearing of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) workers (2016, methodology): “Emerging adults can be maintained by feeding them pollen and a 50% sugar water solution (w/v) in an artificial bioassay cage (Aupinel et al., 2005; Williams et al., 2013).”
• Standard methods for Nosema research (2013, methodology): “…(Delaplane et al., 2013) Clinical signs of any diseases (see Volume II of the BEEBOOK) Varroa mite infestation (see the BEEBOOK paper on varroa (Dietemann et al., 2013)) Honey production Climatic conditions during the experiment Subspecies of honey bees used (see the BEEBOOK paper…”
• Standard methods for small hive beetle research (2013, background): “Journal of Apicultural Research 52(4): http://dx.doi.org/10.3896/IBRA.1.52.4.22 DELAPLANE, K S; ELLIS, J D; HOOD, W M (2010) A test for interactions between Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) and Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) in colonies of honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae).”
• Standard methods for molecular research in Apis mellifera (2013, methodology): “Put 35-40 newly emerged bees in wooden cages (see the BEEBOOK paper on maintaining adult honey bees in vitro under laboratory conditions (Williams et al., 2013)) supplied with a small comb and pollen ad libitum.”
• Standard methods for varroa research (2013, methodology): “To determine the sample size, refer to the BEEBOOK paper on methods for toxicological studies (Medrzycki et al., 2013) and the BEEBOOK paper on statistics (Pirk et al., 2013).”