Novel pheromone composition for use in controlling honey bee col

Details Novel pheromone composition for use in controlling honey bee col Novel pheromone composition for use in controlling honey bee col

1987-12-01

1991-02-05

Lieberman, Paul

Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions

Baits, attractants, or lures

449 1, 449 2, 514544, 514560, A01K 5700, A01N 2500

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049903314

ABSTRACT:
A novel combination of five queen-produced mandibular gland substances which can be used for controlling worker retinue formation around or in place of a honey bee queen Apis mellifera L. is disclosed. The composition comprises: 9-keto-2(E)-decenoic acid, R-(-)- and S-(+)-9-hydroxy-2(E)-decenoic acid, methyl p-hydroxybenzoate, and 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylethanol. Each component more or less is generally weakly active alone, but the blend of five compounds in a ratio corresponding to their occurrence in gland extracts imparts activity equivalent to queen mandibular extract at a level as low as 10.sup.-7 of that present in a queen. This blend of compounds initiates the retinue response, which includes the licking and antennating behaviour that signals the presence of a dominant reproductive queen, and thereby establishes and stabilizes the social fabric of the colony.

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