Attraction of reproductive honey bee swarms to artificial nests by Nasonov pheromone
- 1 May 1994
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Journal of Chemical Ecology
- Vol. 20 (5), 1053-1056
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02059741
Abstract
A crossover experimental design was established to test the attractancy of Nasonov pheromone to reproductive swarms of honey bees. Nineteen swarms were attracted to artificial nest cavities containing a slow-release blend of the Nasonov components citral, geraniol, and nerolic + geranic acids, and only four swarms were attracted to pheromone-free artificial nests. The results indicate that Nasonov pheromone plays a key role in the attraction of honey bee swarms to nest cavities.Keywords
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