两种蜜蜂（Apis mellifera）类型的报警信息素产生。

Alarm pheromone production by two honeybee (Apis mellifera) types.

机构信息

Honey-Bee Breeding, Genetics and Physiology Research Laboratory, 1157 Ben Hur Road, 70820, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

出版信息

J Chem Ecol. 1989 Jun;15(6):1747-56. doi: 10.1007/BF01012262.

Abstract

Of 12 alarm pheromones assayed in European and Africanized honeybees, nine were found in larger quantities in the Africanized population. Isopentyl and 2-heptanone levels were similar in both; 2-methylbutanol-1 was greater in European workers. These differences were not due to age or geographical location. Significant positive correlations between alarm pheromone levels and defensive behavior, especially numbers of stings, were observed.

摘要

在对欧洲和非洲化蜜蜂的 12 种报警信息素进行检测后发现，有 9 种在非洲化蜂群中含量更高。异戊基丙酮和 2-庚酮在这两个种群中的含量相似；而在欧洲蜜蜂中，2-甲基丁醇-1 的含量更高。这些差异与蜜蜂的年龄或地理位置无关。研究还观察到报警信息素水平与防御行为（尤其是蛰刺次数）之间存在显著的正相关关系。