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Bumblebee consumption bioassay

Subcategory: behavioral assay
Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

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Description

Laboratory feeding trials exposing individual bumblebee workers to alkaloid-enriched sucrose solutions followed by behavioral activity scoring to assess direct consumptive effects of nectar alkaloids.

Typical Equipment

  • individual vials
  • clear plastic containers
  • removable lids
  • digital camcorder (Sony Super SteadyShot HDR-SR11)

Output Measurements

  • activity scores
  • behavioral responses
  • mortality