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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? By Zack Flowers, Peter Villa, Michael Wendell, Gideon Amaniel, Vincent Mendoza, and Wyatt Baquial
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
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.
Results p value=.9 Number of Bees at each dish Type of insect
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.
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!
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>