Correlation Between Amounts of 2-Heptanone and Iso-Amyl Acetate in Honeybees and their Aggressive Behaviour
- 1 January 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Apicultural Research
- Vol. 13 (3) , 173-176
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.1974.11099775
Abstract
In honeybee workers derived from Italian and African stock, high concentrations of 2-heptanone in the mandibular glands were found to be positively correlated with several manifestations of aggressive behaviour at the hive entrance. Amounts of iso-amyl acetate from the sting apparatus were also assayed, but correlations with behavioural characters were not significant.Keywords
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