Spatial aggregation of phoretic mites on Bombus atratus and Bombus opifex (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Argentina

Mites have been observed on the bumblebee's body and inside their nest for over 150 years, and parasitic relationships between them have occasionally been reported. One of the most interesting animal associations between mites and bees is phoresy. At present, no study has evaluated the distribu...

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Autores principales: Revainera, P., Lucia, M., Abrahamovich, A.H., Maggi, M.
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aggregation
bumblebees
phoretic mites
bee
caste
host
host-parasite interaction
mite
nest
phoresy
Argentina
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00448435_v45_n5_p579_Revainera
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spelling todo:paper_00448435_v45_n5_p579_Revainera2023-10-03T14:51:46Z Spatial aggregation of phoretic mites on Bombus atratus and Bombus opifex (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Argentina Revainera, P. Lucia, M. Abrahamovich, A.H. Maggi, M. aggregation bumblebees phoretic mites aggregation bee caste host host-parasite interaction mite nest phoresy Argentina Mites have been observed on the bumblebee's body and inside their nest for over 150 years, and parasitic relationships between them have occasionally been reported. One of the most interesting animal associations between mites and bees is phoresy. At present, no study has evaluated the distribution patterns of phoretic mites on bumblebees nor the factors that might be influencing such association. The main goal of this research was to determine whether an aggregation of external mites on bumblebees is influenced by (a) the phoretic mite load per bee, (b) the host species, (c) the caste of bumblebee, (d) the interaction between mite load and bee species, and (e) the presence of a suitable physical place for the mites to accommodate on the bee body. The following mite species were recorded on Bombus atratus and Bombus opifex: Kuzinia laevis, Kuzinia americana, Kuzinia affinis, Kuzinia sp., Pneumolaelaps longanalis, Pneumolaelaps longipilus, Scutacarus acarorum, and Tyrophagus putrescentiae. Our results indicate that Kuzinia mites have a strong preference for a particular region on the propodeum, which has shorter hairs than on most areas of the body. In addition, generalized linear model analysis demonstrated that mite aggregation was influenced by the caste and host species. © 2014 INRA, DIB and Springer-Verlag France. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00448435_v45_n5_p579_Revainera
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topic aggregation
bumblebees
phoretic mites
aggregation
bee
caste
host
host-parasite interaction
mite
nest
phoresy
Argentina
spellingShingle aggregation
bumblebees
phoretic mites
aggregation
bee
caste
host
host-parasite interaction
mite
nest
phoresy
Argentina
Revainera, P.
Lucia, M.
Abrahamovich, A.H.
Maggi, M.
Spatial aggregation of phoretic mites on Bombus atratus and Bombus opifex (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Argentina
topic_facet aggregation
bumblebees
phoretic mites
aggregation
bee
caste
host
host-parasite interaction
mite
nest
phoresy
Argentina
description Mites have been observed on the bumblebee's body and inside their nest for over 150 years, and parasitic relationships between them have occasionally been reported. One of the most interesting animal associations between mites and bees is phoresy. At present, no study has evaluated the distribution patterns of phoretic mites on bumblebees nor the factors that might be influencing such association. The main goal of this research was to determine whether an aggregation of external mites on bumblebees is influenced by (a) the phoretic mite load per bee, (b) the host species, (c) the caste of bumblebee, (d) the interaction between mite load and bee species, and (e) the presence of a suitable physical place for the mites to accommodate on the bee body. The following mite species were recorded on Bombus atratus and Bombus opifex: Kuzinia laevis, Kuzinia americana, Kuzinia affinis, Kuzinia sp., Pneumolaelaps longanalis, Pneumolaelaps longipilus, Scutacarus acarorum, and Tyrophagus putrescentiae. Our results indicate that Kuzinia mites have a strong preference for a particular region on the propodeum, which has shorter hairs than on most areas of the body. In addition, generalized linear model analysis demonstrated that mite aggregation was influenced by the caste and host species. © 2014 INRA, DIB and Springer-Verlag France.
format JOUR
author Revainera, P.
Lucia, M.
Abrahamovich, A.H.
Maggi, M.
author_facet Revainera, P.
Lucia, M.
Abrahamovich, A.H.
Maggi, M.
author_sort Revainera, P.
title Spatial aggregation of phoretic mites on Bombus atratus and Bombus opifex (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Argentina
title_short Spatial aggregation of phoretic mites on Bombus atratus and Bombus opifex (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Argentina
title_full Spatial aggregation of phoretic mites on Bombus atratus and Bombus opifex (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Argentina
title_fullStr Spatial aggregation of phoretic mites on Bombus atratus and Bombus opifex (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Spatial aggregation of phoretic mites on Bombus atratus and Bombus opifex (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Argentina
title_sort spatial aggregation of phoretic mites on bombus atratus and bombus opifex (hymenoptera: apidae) in argentina
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00448435_v45_n5_p579_Revainera
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