Suppression of queen rearing in European and Africanized honey beesApis mellifera L. by synthetic queen mandibular gland pheromone

1995 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. Pettis ◽  
M. L. Winston ◽  
A. M. Collins
Keyword(s):  
Mandibular Gland ◽  
Queen Rearing ◽  
Queen Mandibular Gland Pheromone

EFFECTS OF HONEY BEE (APIS MELLIFERA L.) QUEEN MANDIBULAR GLAND PHEROMONE ON FORAGING AND BROOD REARING

1992 ◽  
Vol 124 (2) ◽  
pp. 409-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather A. Higo ◽  
Simon J. Colley ◽  
Mark L. Winston ◽  
Keith N. Slessor
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
Mandibular Gland ◽  
Queen Mandibular Pheromone ◽  
Brood Rearing ◽  
Pollen Loads ◽  
Population Peak ◽  
Queen Mandibular Gland Pheromone ◽  
Dose Dependent Increase ◽  
Dose Dependent

AbstractWe investigated the effects of synthetic honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) queen mandibular gland pheromone on colony foraging and brood rearing. Colonies newly established in the spring showed a significant, dose-dependent increase in the number of foragers gathering pollen, and individual pollen foragers returned to the nest with larger pollen loads. These two effects combined resulted in a doubling of the amount of pollen brought into colonies by foraging bees. Brood rearing also increased, but not significantly. In contrast, large, established colonies showed no effects at their summer population peak. We conclude that queen mandibular pheromone can significantly affect foraging, but its effects depend on colony conditions and environmental factors.

INTRA-NEST TRANSMISSION OF AROMATIC HONEY BEE QUEEN MANDIBULAR GLAND PHEROMONE COMPONENTS: MOVEMENT AS A UNIT

1992 ◽  
Vol 124 (5) ◽  
pp. 917-934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Naumann ◽  
Mark L. Winston ◽  
Keith N. Slessor ◽  
Glenn D. Prestwich ◽  
Bachir Latli
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Mandibular Gland ◽  
Queen Pheromone ◽  
The Body ◽  
Decenoic Acid ◽  
Pheromone Components ◽  
Aromatic Components ◽  
Honey Bee Queen ◽  
Pheromone Complex ◽  
Queen Mandibular Gland Pheromone

AbstractThe intra-nest transmission of two aromatic components of honey bee queen mandibular gland pheromone, 4-hydroxy-3-hydroxyphenylethanol (HVA) and methyl p-hydroxybenzoate (HOB), is quantitatively described. After being secreted onto the body surface of the queen, the greatest quantities of HVA and HOB are removed by workers in the queen’s retinue, especially those contacting the queen with their mouthparts. Other workers acquire pheromone components via direct contact with retinue bees or with other workers that have already acquired queen pheromone. HVA and HOB can also reach workers through queen or worker "footprints," although the relatively little material deposited onto the comb wax becomes less available with time, presumably because of diffusion into the wax. Pheromone material is removed from circulation by being internalized into workers, the queen, and the wax. Rates of HVA and HOB transfer between different entities within the nest are described in terms of pseudo first-order rate constants. The intra-nest transfer of these two components, both qualitatively and quantitatively, is similar to that described earlier for the most abundant queen mandibular gland pheromone component, 9-keto-2-(E)-decenoic acid (9-ODA; Naumann et al. 1991). Thus, the queen mandibular gland pheromone complex is transferred through the nest as a unit rather than as individual components moving at different rates.

scholarly journals The role of the queen mandibular gland pheromone in honeybees (Apis mellifera): honest signal or suppressive agent?

2008 ◽  
Vol 62 (9) ◽  
pp. 1523-1531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrin Strauss ◽  
Holger Scharpenberg ◽  
Robin M. Crewe ◽  
Felix Glahn ◽  
Heidi Foth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Mandibular Gland ◽  
Honest Signal ◽  
Queen Mandibular Gland Pheromone

Effects of Synthetic, Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Queen Mandibular-Gland Pheromone on Workers in Packages

1990 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 1271-1275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Naumann ◽  
Mark L. Winston ◽  
Margriet H. Wyborn ◽  
Keith N. Slessor
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Mandibular Gland ◽  
Queen Mandibular Gland Pheromone
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