Chemistry of the Cephalic and Dufour's Gland Secretions of Melissodes Bees1
- 15 July 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of the Entomological Society of America
- Vol. 72 (4) , 514-515
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/72.4.514
Abstract
The cephalic secretions of both sexes of the anthophorid bees, Melissodes desponsa Smith and female M. denticulata Smith contain n-C20 to n-C27 hydrocarbons, n-hexadecanoic acid, and n-octadecanoic acid; male M. denticulata heads yielded 6 saturated and unsaturated butyrate esters from n-dodecyl butyrate to n-octadecyl butyrate. The Dufour's gland of M. desponsa contains n-tetradecyl acetate, dihydrofarnesyl acetate, and farnesyl acetate. Cephalic secretions may be used in aggregation, mating and defense; the acetates may serve to identify subterranean cells. The utilization of pheromones for wild bee pollination management is proposed.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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