Pheromone Concert in Swarming Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Author： MORSE R. A.   BOCH R.  

Publisher： Entomological Society of America

ISSN： 1938-2901

Source： Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Vol.64, Iss.6, 1971-11, pp. : 1414-1417

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Abstract

Swarm behavior in Apis mellifera L. is coordinated by an interplay of pheromones released by 2 castes: the mandibular gland secretion of the queen and the Nassanoff scent gland secretion of the workers.

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