Los insectos sociales presentan un alto impacto en los ecosistemas naturales, agrícolas y urbanos. Su interés económico radica tanto por los recursos que algunas especies representan (como lo es la producción apícola o la polinización por abejas), como por su perjuicio (por ejemplo, varias especies de hormigas que son plagas agrícolas, estructurales o molestia domiciliaria). Nuestros estudios se focalizan en distintos aspectos de sus estrategias de recolección de recursos. La coordinación de esta tarea se basa en las decisiones individuales e interacciones que se establecen entre los miembros de la colonia. Nuestro objetivo es comprender y caracterizar las reglas y procesos subyacentes a la actividad de recolección grupal. Las líneas de investigación que abordamos estudian el comportamiento de los insectos en relación con los sistemas de comunicación intraespecífica y los procesos cognitivos; particularmente, con la adquisición y evocación de información ligada a los recursos explotados. Esta información puede ser adquirida tanto dentro de la colonia (durante interacciones entre individuos) como fuera de ella, donde se desarrolla la recolección. En ese marco, analizamos algunos mecanismos sensoriales y fisiológicos involucrados, así como aspectos ecológicos considerando su valor adaptativo. Los principales modelos biológicos que utilizamos son: las abejas eusociales Apis mellifera y Tetragonisca angustula, el abejorro nativo Bombus pauloensis y las hormigas Camponotus mus y Linepithema humile.
Lineas de Investigación:
-Ontogenia de la quimiorrecepción (C Saldaña, D Vazquez, JM Latorre E) -Aprendizaje asociativo y períodos sensibles (D Vazquez, JM Latorre E. Colaboradora: M Schaeffer, IGF, Montpellier) -Aprendizaje multimodal y comunicación (F Verellen, A Arenas, JM Latorre E. Colaborador: H Ai, Fukuoka Univ) -Quimiorrecepcion y comportamiento en abejas eusociales nativas (MS Balbuena, JM Latorre E) -Aprendizaje asociativo en abejorros nativos (D Nery) -Ecología química y comunicación (A González, UDELAR)
- -Ecología química de cultivos dependiente de polinizadores (Colaboradores: A González, UDELAR)
- -Polinización dirigida de cultivos agrícolas mediada por aprendizaje (D Nery)
- -Ecología cognitiva en ecosistemas agrícolas (I Macri)
-Agroquímicos y ontogenia en la abeja melífera (D Vazquez, I Macri, JM Latorre E. Colaboradores: J Zavala, FA-UBA)
–Apis mellifera como biosensor de impacto ambiental (I Macri, JM Latorre E. Colaboradores: J Zavala, FA-UBA;
MA Palacio, G Marron, INTA)
-Sanidad y nutrición apícola en ecosistemas disturbados (J Moja, I Macri)
-Hiroyuki Ai, Fukuoka University (Japón)
-Jorge Zavala, Facultad de Agronomía, UBA
-M. Alejandra Palacio/Guillermo Marrón, INTA
-A. Arenas, IBBEA-DBBE, FCEN-UBA
-M. Gabriela de Brito Sanchez, Neurosciences Paris Seine (Francia)
-Andrés González Ritzel, Universidad de la República (Uruguay)
2024
Macri IN, Moja PJ, Latorre-Estivalis JM, Cristos DS, Zavala JA, Farina WM (2024). Agricultural intensification impairs behavioral abilities and the expression of genes associated with social responsiveness in honey bees. One Earth. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2024.07.012
Estravis-Barcala MC, Palottini F, Verellen F, Gonzalez A, Farina WM (2024). Sugar-conditioned honey bees can be biased towards a nectarless dioeciuos crop. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-67917-7
Vazquez DE, Verellen F, Farina WM (2024). Early exposure to glyphosate during larval development induces late behavioral effects on adult honey bees. Environmental Pollution, 124674. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124674
Balbuena MS, Latorre-Estivalis JM, Farina WM (2024) Identification of chemosensory genes in the stingless bee Tetragonisca fiebrigi. Genes, Genomes, Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkae060
2023
Farina WM, Arenas A, Estravis-Barcala MC and Palottini F (2023) Targeted crop pollination by training honey bees: advances and perspectives. Frontiers in Bee Science. 1:1253157. doi: 10.3389/frbee.2023.1253157
Farina WM, Palottini F, Estravis Barcala MC, Arenas A, Balbuena MS, González A (2023). Conditioning honeybees to a mimic odor increases pollination efficiency in an almond self-compatible variety. Apidologie, 54(4), 40; https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-023-01019-7
Vázquez, D.E., Villegas Martínez, L.E., Medina, V., Latorre-Estivalis, J.M., Zavala, J.A., Farina, W.M. (2023). Glyphosate affects larval gut microbiota and metamorphosis of honey bees with differences between rearing procedures, Environmental Pollution, 334, 122200; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122200
Ai H, Farina WM (2023). In search of behavioral and brain processes involved in honey bee dance communication. Frontiers in Behavioral Neurosciences, 17, 1140657; https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1140657. Review article
Siviter H, Fisher II A, Baer B, Brown MJ, Camargo I, Cole J, Le Conte Y, Dorin B, Evans J, Farina W, Fine J, Fischer L, Garratt M, Giannini TC, Giray T, Li-Byarlay H, López-Uribe MM, Nieh JC, Przybyla K, Raine N, Ray A, Singh G, Spivak M, Traynor K, Kapheim KM, Harrison JF (2023). Protecting pollinators and our food supply: Understanding and managing threats to pollinator health. Insectes Sociaux, 70(1), pp. 5–16; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-022-00897-x
2022
Farina WM, Arenas A, Díaz PC, Susic Martin C, Corriale MJ (2022). In-hive learning of specific mimic odours as a tool to enhance honey bee foraging and pollination activities in pear and apple crops. Scientific Reports. 12, 20510 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22985-5
2021
Vazquez DE, Farina WM (2021). Locomotion and searching behaviour in the honey bee larva depend on nursing interaction. Apidologie, 52, 1368–1386 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-021-00907-0
Estravis Barcala MC, Palottini F, Farina WM (2021). Learning of a mimic odor combined with nectar nonsugar compounds enhances honeybee pollination of a commercial crop. Scientific Reports 11, 23918 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03305-9
Arenas A, Lajad R, Farina WM (2021). Selective recruitment for pollen and nectar sources in honeybees. Journal of Experimental Biology 224 (16): jeb.242683, doi.org/10.1242/jeb.242683
Estravis Barcala MC, Sáez A, Graziani M, Negri P, Viel M, Farina WM (2021). Evaluating honey bee foraging behaviour and their impact on pollination success in a mixed almond orchard. Apidologie https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-021-00872-8
Estravis Barcala MC, Palottini F, Macri I, Nery D, Farina WM (2021). Managed honeybees and South American bumblebees exhibit complementary foraging patterns in highbush blueberry. Scientific Reports, 11, 8187 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87729-3
Marchi IL, Palottini F, Farina WM (2021). Combined secondary compounds naturally found in nectars enhance honeybee cognition and survival. Journal of Experimental Biology (2021) 224, jeb.239616 doi: 10.1242/jeb.239616
Macri IN, Vázquez DE, Pagano EA, Zavala JA, Farina WM (2021). Evaluating the impact of post-emergence weed control in honeybee colonies located in different agricultural surroundings. Insects (2021) 12(2), pp. 1–18, 163; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12020163
Arenas A, Lajad R, Peng T, Grüter C, Farina WM (2021). Correlation between octopaminergic signaling and foraging task specialization in honey bees. Gene, Brain and Behavior, 2021, 20(4), e12718, https://doi.org/10.1111/gbb.12718
2020
Farina WM, Arenas A, Diaz PC, Susic Martin C, Estravis Barcala MC. (2020). Learning of a mimic odor within honey bee hives improves pollination service efficiency in a commercial crop. Current Biology, 30, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.08.018
Nery D, Palottini F, Farina WM (2020). Classical olfactory conditioning promotes long term memory and improves odor-cued flight orientation in the South American native bumblebee Bombus pauloensis. Current Zoology, zoaa073, https://doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoaa073.
Balbuena MS, Farina WM (2020). Chemosensory reception in the stingless bee Tetragonisca angustula, Journal of Insect Physiology, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2020.104076
Vázquez DE, Balbuena MS, Chaves F, Gora J, Menzel R Farina WM (2020). Sleep in honey bees is affected by the herbicide glyphosate. Scientific Reports, 10 (1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67477-6
Vázquez D, Farina WM (2020). Differences in pre-imaginal development of the honey bee Apis mellifera between in vitro and in-hive contexts. Apidologie. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-020-00767-0
Vázquez D, Latorre-Estivalis JM, Ons S, Farina WM (2020). Chronic exposure to glyphosate induces transcriptional changes in honey bee larva: a toxicogenomic study. Environmental Pollution, 261, 114148 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114148
2019
Hrncir M, Maia-Silva C, Farina WM (2019). Honey bee workers generate low-frequency vibrations that are reliable indicators of their activity level. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 205:79-86. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00359-018-1305-x
Gatica Hernández I, Palottini F, Macri I, Galmarini CR, Farina WM (2019). Appetitive behavior of the honey bee Apis mellifera L. in response to phenolic compounds naturally found in nectars. Journal of Experimental Biology 222, jeb189910. doi:10.1242/jeb.189910
Balbuena MS, González A, Farina WM (2019). Characterizing honeybee cuticular hydrocarbons during foraging. Sociobiology 66(1): DOI: 10.13102/sociobiology.v66i1.2977
Farina WM, Balbuena MS, Herbert LH, Mengoni Goñalons C, Vazquez DE (2019). Effects of the herbicide glyphosate on honey bee sensory and cognitive abilities: individual impairments with implications for the hive. Insects, 10(10), 354; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10100354
Estravis Barcala MC, Palottini F, Farina WM (2019) Honey bee and native solitary bee foraging behavior in a crop with dimorphic parental lines. PLoS ONE 14(10): e0223865. https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.po
2018
Balbuena MS, González A, Farina WM (2018). Characterization of cuticular hydrocarbons according to colony duties in the stingless bee Tetragonisca angustula. Apidologie 49:185–195. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-017-0539-x
Grosso JP, Barneto J, Velarde RA, Pagano EA, Zabala JA, Farina WM (2018). An early sensitive period induces long-lasting plasticity in the honey bee nervous system. Frontiers in Behavioral Neurosciences 12:11. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00011
Palottini F, Estravis Barcala MC, Farina WM (2018). Odor learning in classical conditioning of proboscis extension in the South American native bumblebee Bombus atratus (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Frontiers in Psychology. 9:603.doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00603
Moauro MA, Balbuena MS, Farina WM (2018) Assessment of appetitive behavior in honeybee dance followers. Frontiers in Behavioral Neurosciences 12:74.doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00074
Mengoni Goñalons C, Farina WM (2018). Impaired associative learning after chronic exposure to pesticides in young adult honey bees. Journal of Experimental Biology 221, jeb176644. doi:10.1242/jeb.176644
Vázquez DE, Ilina N, Pagano EA, Zavala JA, Farina WM (2018). Glyphosate affects the larval development of honey bees depending on the susceptibility of colonies. PLoS ONE 13(10): e0205074. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0205074
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