o-Aminoacetophenone, a pheromone that repels honeybees (Apis mellifera L.)

R E Page; M S Blum; H M Fales

doi:10.1007/BF01941735

o-Aminoacetophenone, a pheromone that repels honeybees (Apis mellifera L.)

Experientia. 1988 Mar 15;44(3):270-1. doi: 10.1007/BF01941735.

Authors

R E Page¹, M S Blum, H M Fales

Affiliation

¹ Department of Entomology, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210.

PMID: 3350140
DOI: 10.1007/BF01941735

Abstract

o-Aminoacetophenone is a pheromone produced by virgin honeybee queens and released with feces. In small social groups, the pheromone repels and is used to terminate agonistic interactions between queens and workers.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Acetophenones / physiology*
Animals
Bees* / physiology*
Behavior, Animal / physiology
Pheromones / physiology*

Substances

Acetophenones
Pheromones
2-aminoacetophenone