J. Econ. Entomol. 86(3): 712-714 (1993) ABSTRACT We tested a population dynamics model that predicts that swarming of honey bees, Apis mellifera L., is a regulatory process of tracheal mites, Acarapis woodi (Rennie), parasitism. If the model is correct, then feral colonies that are free to swarm should have fewer numbers of infested worker bees, infested workers should have fewer numbers of mit...

In this paper, we propose a general framework and present a prototype implementation of peer-assisted content delivery application. Our system – called Cyclops – dynamically adjusts the bandwidth consumed by content servers (which represents the bulk of content delivery costs) to feed a set of swarming clients, based on a feedback signal that gauges the real-time health of the swarm. Our extens...

In order to solve discrete optimization problem, this paper proposes a quantum-inspired bacterial swarming optimization (QBSO) algorithm based on bacterial foraging optimization (BFO). The proposed QBSO algorithm applies the quantum computing theory to bacterial foraging optimization, and thus has the advantages of both quantum computing theory and bacterial foraging optimization. Also, we use ...

at room temperature (70? to 80?F.) it grows in the form of spreading colonies similar to the ' swarming' Proteus colonies. When incubated at 37?C., the growth is limited to the area of the inoculum. At room temperature the growth continues to spread for three days. If a plate that has been incubated at room temperature and shows a spreading form of growth is subsequently incubated at 37?C., the...

Using many inexpensive rovers in place of single costly ones is an idea that has been gaining attention in the last decade. While much research in the field addresses intelligent swarming, in this paper, we look at unintelligent swarming as a control mechanism for an exploratory system. The two main issues that determine its effectiveness are how thoroughly a space is covered, and whether or no...

A synthetic base of acetamide and salts in agar permitted isolation of small numbers of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from swarming Proteus and other gram-negative species.