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J Chem Ecol

Title:		Alarm responses caused by newly identified compounds derived from the honeybee sting
Author(s):		Collins AM; Blum MS;
Address:		"Bee Breeding and Stock Center Laboratory, ARS, USDA Baton Rouge, 70808, Louisiana"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1983
Volume:		9
Issue:		1
Page Number:		57 - 65
DOI:		10.1007/BF00987770
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Twelve compounds identified from honeybee,Apis mellifera L., sting extracts were evaluated in a standardized laboratory test for their effectiveness in eliciting an alarm response from caged worker honeybees. Two-1-decanol and phenol-were judged ineffective as alarm pheromones. The other ten-1-butanol, isopentyl acetate, isopentyl alcohol, 1-hexanol, 2-heptyl acetate, 2-heptanol, 1-octanol, 1-acetoxy-2-octene, 2-nonyl acetate, and 1-acetoxy-2-nonene-produced alarm responses of similar speed and intensity. Three non-sting-derived compounds-beta-ionone, methyl benzoate, andtrans-cinnamaldehyde-caused weak or no responses, indicating that the responses were not simply a reaction to concentrated odoriferous substances"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINECollins, A M Blum, M S eng 1983/01/01 J Chem Ecol. 1983 Jan; 9(1):57-65. doi: 10.1007/BF00987770"