Unique brood ester profile in a Varroa destructor resistant population of European honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Abstract

Data of chemical compounds extracted from honey bee (Apis mellifera) brood in a varroa resistant and varroa susceptible population. Samples were taken 0, 6, 12, 18, 24, and 36 hours after brood capping by immersing pupae in pentane for 10 minutes. 6 hives from each population were used, and 3 replicates were taken per hive per time point. The FAME column was calculated by adding Methyl Palmitate, Linoloate, and Stearate together, while the FAEE columb was calculateed by adding Ethyl Palmitate, Linoloate, and Stearate together. Samples were analyzed using gas chromatography. 

R version 4.4.0 and RStudio version 1.4.1.748 were used to analyze the data. All packages and their version is listed in the attached R script. 

Data files included:
Scaramella_et_al_2024_Contrast.tsv: 16 rows × 12 columns
Scaramella_et_al_2024_Data.tsv: 210 rows × 14 columns

Keywords

varroa destructor; varroa destructor; brood effects; odlingseffekter; apis mellifera; apis mellifera; brood ester pheromones; uppfödning av esterferomoner; varroa resistance; varroa-motstånd; honeybees; honungsbi

Published in

Publisher: Swedish National Data Service

SLU Authors

• Scaramella, Nicholas

  • Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Zoology
Ecology

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/h2hc-h513

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/140855