Elena Tafi, Simona Sagona, Valentina Meucci, Laura Bortolotti, Marta Galloni, Gherardo Bogo, Domenico Gatta, Lucia Casini, Marta Barberis, Massimo Nepi, Antonio Felicioli
Amino acids (AAs) are an abundant class of nectar solutes, and they are involved in the nectar attractiveness to flower visitors. Among the various AAs, proline is the most abundant proteogenic AA, and γ-amino butyric acid (GABA) and β-alanine are the two most abundant non-proteogenic AAs. These three AAs are known to affect insect physiology, being involved in flight metabolism and neurotransmission. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of artificial diets enriched with either β-alanine, GABA, or proline on consumption, survival, and hemolymph composition in honey bees belonging to two different ages and with different metabolism (i...
January 2024: Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology