| Title: | Detailed chemical analysis of honey bee (Apis mellifera) worker brood volatile profile from egg to emergence |
| Author(s): | Noel A; Dumas C; Rottier E; Beslay D; Costagliola G; Ginies C; Nicole F; Rau A; Le Conte Y; Mondet F; |
| Address: | "INRAE, UR 406 Abeilles et Environnement, Avignon, France. INRAE, UR 1115 Plantes et Systemes de Culture Horticoles, Avignon, France. INRAE, UMR 408 Securite et Qualite des Produits d'Origine Vegetale, Avignon, France. Universite de Lyon, UJM-Saint-Etienne, CNRS, LBVpam, Saint-Etienne, France. INRAE, UMR 1313 Genetique Animale et Biologie Integrative, Jouy-en-Josas, France. BioEcoAgro Joint Research Unit, INRAE, Universite de Liege, Universite de Lille, Universite de Picardie Jules Verne, Estrees-Mons, France" |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0282120 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1932-6203 (Electronic) 1932-6203 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Chemical communication is a widely used mode of communication for social insects and has been demonstrated to be involved in many behaviours and physiological processes such as reproduction, nutrition or the fight against parasites and pathogens. In the honey bee, Apis mellifera, the release of chemical compounds by the brood plays a role in worker behaviour, physiology, and foraging activities and colony health as a whole. Several compounds have already been described as brood pheromones, such as components of the brood ester pheromone and (E)-beta-ocimene. Several other compounds originating from diseased or varroa-infested brood cells have been described as triggering the hygienic behaviour of workers. So far, studies of brood emissions have focused on specific stages of development and little is known about the emission of volatile organic compounds by the brood. In this study, we investigate the semiochemical profile of worker honey bee brood during its whole developmental cycle, from egg to emergence, with a specific focus on volatile organic compounds. We describe variation in emissions of thirty-two volatile organic compounds between brood stages. We highlight candidate compounds that are particularly abundant in specific stages and discuss their potential biological significance" |
| Keywords: | "Bees Animals *Volatile Organic Compounds Larva/physiology Pheromones Behavior, Animal *Varroidae/physiology;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineNoel, Amelie Dumas, Charlene Rottier, Emilien Beslay, Dominique Costagliola, Guy Ginies, Christian Nicole, Florence Rau, Andrea Le Conte, Yves Mondet, Fanny eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2023/02/23 PLoS One. 2023 Feb 21; 18(2):e0282120. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282120. eCollection 2023" |
