Honey bee flights near hover under ethanol-exposure show changes in body and wing kinematics

I Ahmed, CI Abramson, IA Faruque - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Flying social insects can provide model systems for in-flight interactions in computationally-
constrained aerial robot swarms. The social interactions in flying insects may be chemically …

Drug effect and addiction research with insects–From Drosophila to collective reward in honeybees

J Dvořáček, D Kodrík - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Animals and humans share similar reactions to the effects of addictive substances, including
those of their brain networks to drugs. Our review focuses on simple invertebrate models …

Occasional and constant exposure to dietary ethanol shortens the lifespan of worker honey bees

M Ostap-Chec, D Bajorek, W Antoł, D Stec… - Journal of Comparative …, 2024 - Springer
Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are one of the most crucial pollinators, providing vital ecosystem
services. Their development and functioning depend on essential nutrients and substances …

The Effects of Ethanol and Acetic acid on Behaviour of Extranidal Workers of the Narrow-Headed Ant Formica exsecta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) during a Field …

J Korczyńska, A Szczuka, J Urzykowska… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Alcoholism (addiction to ethanol, a common alcohol present in our
beverages) is among the most important problems encountered in the domain of human …

No increase in alcohol dehydrogenase levels following repeated ethanol exposure in young honeybee workers

K Miler, D Stec, L Pardyak, A Kamińska… - Physiological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Some workers of the honeybee show high alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) levels and high
resistance to the sedative effects of alcohol, yet it is unknown whether these two issues are …

From consumption to withdrawal: A broad synopsis of the effects of alcohol

J Zhu, Q Liu, B Kong, W Shuai, Z Xiao, C Dai… - Medicine …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The consumption of alcohol reflects both societal norms and personal choices and has
major clinical implications. Long‐term excess alcohol consumption leads to a domino effect …

Honey bees are resilient to the long-term presence of alcohol in their diet

M Ostap-Chec, D Bajorek, W Antol, D Stec, K Miler - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Previous studies on various organisms have suggested that low doses of ethanol can have
stimulatory effects, while higher doses may lead to toxicity, a response known as hormesis …

Ethanol and pollinators: expanding Bowland et al.'s framework

K Miler - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2024 - cell.com
The recent review by Bowland et al.[1] highlights increasing evidence that ethanol is
frequently encountered in the wild, favouring mechanisms that enable its use across multiple …

From Natural Behavior to Drug Screening: Invertebrates as Models to Study Mechanisms Associated with Alcohol Use Disorders

H Scholz - 2023 - Springer
Humans consume ethanol-containing beverages, which may cause an uncontrollable or
difficult-to-control intake of ethanol-containing liquids and may result in alcohol use …

[PDF][PDF] Pollinator ethanology: A comment on Bowland et al.

K Miler - 2024 - ecoevorxiv.org
A recent review by Bowland et al.[1] highlights increasing evidence that ethanol is frequently
encountered in the wild, favouring mechanisms that enable its use across multiple animal …