Production of Pheromones by Workers of Apis Mellifera Adansonii
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Apicultural Research
- Vol. 15 (3-4) , 149-154
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.1976.11099850
Abstract
Pheromones secreted by the mandibular glands and the sting apparatus of Apis mellifera adansonii workers of known ages were analysed quantitatively. Production of both pheromones was found to vary with age. Isopentyl acetate in the sting apparatus reached a peak approximately 20 days after emergence. The amount of 2-heptanone produced by the mandibular glands was small for the first 14 days after emergence, but increased continuously after this age.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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