Conference
New pollen substiutes for honey bees (Apis mellifera) with edible insect flour
| العنوان: | New pollen substiutes for honey bees (Apis mellifera) with edible insect flour |
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| المؤلفون: | Pavlovic, Ratko, Dojnov, Biljana, Šokarda Slavić, Marinela, Ristović, Marina, Zarić, Nenad, Stanisavljević, Ljubiša, Vujčić, Zoran |
| المصدر: | BeeCon 2024, Hybrid Event, October 17-18, 2024; Online & York University |
| بيانات النشر: | York university |
| سنة النشر: | 2024 |
| المجموعة: | CeR - Central Repository ICTM (Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade) / CER - Centralni Repozitorijum IHTM-a (Institut za hemiju, tehnologiju i metalurgiju, Univerzitet u Beogradu) |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | honey bees, pollen, nutrition |
| الوصف: | True substitutes for pollen have not yet been developed, although various dietary combinations have been explored. We adopted a novel approach by exploiting honey bees’ natural cannibalistic behavior to address nutritional deficiencies. In controlled cage experiments, we monitored bee mortality, food consumption, and changes in body weights, finding that flour derived from dried yellow mealworm larvae holds great potential as a pollen substitute. Bees fed with the new mealworm pafes showed the best overall results compared to those fed sugar, yeast or pollen pafes. Moreover, insect-based nutrition could be particularly advantageous when processed capped drone brood flour is used instead of yellow mealworm flour. This subsitution not only enhances the nutritional quality of the bees' diet but also aids in controlling Varroa (V. destructor) mites, offering a dual benefit. The affordability of this method is notable, as beekeepers can easily find the necessary equipment for processing drone brood into flour within most households. This innovative approach shows considerable promise for developing a cost-effective and sustainable alternative to traditional pollen substitutes in apiculture, thereby contributing to the long-term resilience of beekeeping practices in the face of ongoing environmental challenges. ; Conference website: [https://www.yorku.ca/bees/beecon-2024/]. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | conference object |
| اللغة: | English |
| Relation: | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MESTD/inst-2020/200026/RS//; info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MESTD/inst-2020/200168/RS//; https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/8063; https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cer_8063; http://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/bitstream/id/31701/bitstream_31701.pdf |
| الاتاحة: | https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/8063 https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cer_8063 http://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/bitstream/id/31701/bitstream_31701.pdf |
| Rights: | openAccess ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ; BY ; The Authors |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.85EA8EC5 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| الوصف غير متاح. |