Relative Attractiveness of Queen Mandibular Pheromone Components to Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) Drones

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 122-123

  Loper, Gerald M ^a   Taylor, Orley R ^b   Foster, Leonard J ^c   Kochansky, Jan ^d  

^a CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

4 hydroxy 3 methoxyphenylethanol; Apis mellifera; Attractants; Drones; Homovanillyl alcohol; Honey bee queens; Mandibular glands; Mating; Methyl para hydroxybenzoate; Queen pheromones; Trans 9 oxo 2 decanoic acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644494505     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.1996.11100923     Document Type: Article

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