Nest structures of the Australian blue-banded bee, Amegilla holmesi Rayment (Hymenoptera: Apidae), are difficult to monitor non-invasively, because the bee is a fossorial species that constructs tunnels and natal cells within the soil. Visualization of nest structures requires physical separation of the structures from the soil substrate, which destroys the nest. Using helical, two-dimensional (2D) X-ray computerized tomography (CT), and three–dimensional (3D) volume rendering software on 13 artificial mud-brick nests, we were able to view all previously reported nest structures and cell contents without damaging the nests. We used three volume rendering algorithms (sum along ray, scatter HQ, and false colour), two of which (scatter HQ and ...
Bees have a diversified natural history, thus the methods applied to study such diversity are varied...
Continuous improvements in morphological and histochemical analyses of Apis mellifera could improve ...
The foraging and nesting performance of bees can provide important information on bee health and is ...
Most research on wild bees has focused on their role as pollinators, while their importance as soil ...
Most beekeepers worldwide use the same combs in their hives for many years, which can result in alte...
Bumblebees have been the focus of a broad range of scientific research due to their be...
The overall aims of this study were to: 1. Test whether DR can be used on bees; and 2. Explore the u...
Traditionally, the classification of bees has been conducted with the aid of dissecting (light) micr...
Bees are mostly diurnal insects and rely on their vision to perform daily tasks. Their apposition co...
The application of non-invasive imaging technologies using X-radiation (diagnostic radioentomology, ...
Technologies for imaging in three dimensions are greatly desired by researchers in many biological d...
The sensitivity of the honey bee, Apis mellifera L. (Hymeonoptera: Apidae), brain volume and density...
This research will measure the pollen being brought into the beehive in the bees' pollen sacs. It wi...
In recent years, bumblebees have become a prominent insect model organism for a variety of biologica...
In recent years, insect husbandry has seen an increased interest in order to supply in the productio...
Bees have a diversified natural history, thus the methods applied to study such diversity are varied...
Continuous improvements in morphological and histochemical analyses of Apis mellifera could improve ...
The foraging and nesting performance of bees can provide important information on bee health and is ...
Most research on wild bees has focused on their role as pollinators, while their importance as soil ...
Most beekeepers worldwide use the same combs in their hives for many years, which can result in alte...
Bumblebees have been the focus of a broad range of scientific research due to their be...
The overall aims of this study were to: 1. Test whether DR can be used on bees; and 2. Explore the u...
Traditionally, the classification of bees has been conducted with the aid of dissecting (light) micr...
Bees are mostly diurnal insects and rely on their vision to perform daily tasks. Their apposition co...
The application of non-invasive imaging technologies using X-radiation (diagnostic radioentomology, ...
Technologies for imaging in three dimensions are greatly desired by researchers in many biological d...
The sensitivity of the honey bee, Apis mellifera L. (Hymeonoptera: Apidae), brain volume and density...
This research will measure the pollen being brought into the beehive in the bees' pollen sacs. It wi...
In recent years, bumblebees have become a prominent insect model organism for a variety of biologica...
In recent years, insect husbandry has seen an increased interest in order to supply in the productio...
Bees have a diversified natural history, thus the methods applied to study such diversity are varied...
Continuous improvements in morphological and histochemical analyses of Apis mellifera could improve ...
The foraging and nesting performance of bees can provide important information on bee health and is ...