JACK DAVIS, ELIJAH SARMIENTO, GRACE SHEFCIK

The Effects of Acantholycosa on Apis mellifera Feeding

Behavior

Introduction

Much research has been done on things like pesticides, diseases, and parasites, but not on things like predators.

Question: Will Acantholycosa affect Apis mellifera feeding behavior?

Prediction: Apis mellifera will avoid areas with Acantholycosa.

Method

The data was collected by recording the number of bees that went to each dish.

Duration = 15 minutes

Sample size = 11

Results

6 bees went to the experimental dish and 5 went to the control.

We calculated a P value of 0.5, or 50%.

Dish with Spider Dish with No Spider4.4

4.6

4.8

5

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.8

6

6.2

Number of Bees That Landed on Each Dish

Conclusion

Our results completely contradicted our hypothesis and prediction.

This could be because of a number of reasons.

More trials need to be done before we can draw any definite conclusions.

If we can prove that bees can avoid predators, then we can further understand how to prevent CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder)

Thank You

Special Thanks to:Dr. Eben Goodale

Jim BerrianJames Hung

UCSD Nieh Lab

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