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Does Argiope Argentata scent have an effect on Apis mellifera feeding behavior?

Does Argiope Argentata scent have an effect on Apis mellifera feeding behavior?. By Zack Flowers, Peter Villa, Michael Wendell, Gideon Amaniel, Vincent Mendoza, and Wyatt Baquial. Intro.

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Does Argiope Argentata scent have an effect on Apis mellifera feeding behavior?

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  1. Does Argiope Argentata scent have an effect on Apis mellifera feeding behavior? By Zack Flowers, Peter Villa, Michael Wendell, Gideon Amaniel, Vincent Mendoza, and Wyatt Baquial

  2. Intro • The reason for using Argiope Argentata is because of their big size, and their availability since they are common in this area • Argiope argentata is the scientific name to a Silver Garden Orb Weaver Spider. • In our project our objective was to experiment if Apis mellifera could scence danger through scent

  3. Method The method consisted of using control and experiment Petri dishes. The control was a filter paper with just hexane and the experiment had filter paper, hexane and the spider scent.

  4. Results p value=.9 Number of Bees at each dish Type of insect

  5. Conclusion • In conclusion, the data we collected is inconclusive. • We accept the null hypothesis, which means our results could have happened by chance. • We each have differing ideas on what happened, some of us think that wasps were the dominate factor.

  6. Thank You! • We would like to give a big thank you to Dr. Eben Goodale, Jim Berrian, James Hung and UCSD for giving us the time and consideration for our projects!

  7. Works Cited • The Honey Bee Democracy Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2010 • Wilson, E.O, 1988. • Amanda. "Bee Life Cycle: the Life Stages of the Bumblebee." All about Bees, Related Resources and Education for All. SBI, 2010. Web. 06 Sept. 2011. <http://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-life-cycle.html>. • "Guide To Bee Friendly Gardens - Solitary Bees." College of Natural Resources - UC Berkeley. Web. 07 Sept. 2011. <http://nature.berkeley.edu/urbanbeegardens/general_solitarybees.html>

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