Martin Gabel

The paper investigates seasonal changes in cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) of European honey bee subspecies, finding task-specific profiles are more consistent than seasonal shifts.

This paper introduces a fast, scalable method for sampling honey bee crop contents, enabling efficient and reproducible collection and storage for later analysis.

The paper compares cuticular hydrocarbon profiles across six European honey bee subspecies to assess adaptation to climate and social roles, finding subspecies-specific differences and task-related variations.