Adaptation of worker honeybees (Apis mellifera) to their alarm pheromones |
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| Authors: | B N AL-SA'AD J B FREE P E HOWSE |
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| Institution: | Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden;*Unit of Chemical Entomology, Departments of Biology and Chemistry, University of Southampton |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT. Honeybees rapidly became adapted to synthetic alarm pheromone components dispensed within their hives, and were less; inclined to sting both unmarked targets and targets marked with the; alarm pheromone. The possible application to beekeeping is discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Honeybee Apis mellifera pheromone alarm sting adaptation behaviour |
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