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Experientia

Title:		"o-Aminoacetophenone, a pheromone that repels honeybees (Apis mellifera L.)"
Author(s):		Page RE; Blum MS; Fales HM;
Address:		"Department of Entomology, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210"
Journal Title:		Experientia
Year:		1988
Volume:		44
Issue:		3
Page Number:		270 - 271
DOI:		10.1007/BF01941735
ISSN/ISBN:		0014-4754 (Print) 0014-4754 (Linking)
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"
Keywords:		"Acetophenones/*physiology Animals *Bees/*physiology Behavior, Animal/physiology Pheromones/*physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlinePage, R E Blum, M S Fales, H M eng Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Switzerland 1988/03/15 Experientia. 1988 Mar 15; 44(3):270-1. doi: 10.1007/BF01941735"