Electroantennogram Response of <i>Apis mellifera</i> to Three Alarm Pheromone Components after Feeding on Tea Polyphenols

Yuan WANG; Kun DONG; Zhiwen GONG; Yuan LI; Ken TAN

doi:10.12101/j.issn.1004-390X(n).201904071

JOURNAL OF YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY（Natural Science） > 2021 > 36(1): 183-187. > DOI: 10.12101/j.issn.1004-390X(n).201904071

Yuan WANG, Kun DONG, Zhiwen GONG, et al. Electroantennogram Response of Apis mellifera to Three Alarm Pheromone Components after Feeding on Tea Polyphenols[J]. JOURNAL OF YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY（Natural Science）, 2021, 36(1): 183-187. DOI: 10.12101/j.issn.1004-390X(n).201904071

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Electroantennogram Response of Apis mellifera to Three Alarm Pheromone Components after Feeding on Tea Polyphenols

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College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Science, Mengla 666303, China

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Received Date: April 24, 2019
Revised Date: June 26, 2019
Available Online: December 04, 2020
Published Date: January 29, 2021

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PurposeThe electroantennogram (EAG) response of foragers of Apis mellifera to three alarm pheromone components was measured after they fed on tea polyphenols, in, order to provide reference and scientific basis for exploring the role of tea polyphenols in neurobiology.
MethodsForagers of A. mellifera after feeding on different mass concentrations of tea polyphenols (TP) for different durations were used as test material. Their electroantennogram (EAG) responses to three alarm pheromone components isopentyl acetate (IPA), octayl acetate (OA) and benzyl acetate (BA) was detected by the electroantennography.
ResultCompared with short-acting, long-acting could be more effective to enhance the EAG responses of forager to three alarm pheromone components. Foragers with short-acting exhibited lower EAG response to OA than to IPA. However, the EAG response of foragers with long-acting to OA was stronger than that to IPA. BA elicited the strongest EAG response of bees among three alarm pheromone components.
ConclusionOur results verified that the sensitivity of bees to different alarm pheromones components would change significantly under TP intervention, suggesting that TP improved the adaptability of bees to the changes of environment.
- Apis mellifera,
- tea polyphenol,
- bee’s alarm pheromone,
- electroantennogram

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