TABLE 1.-Queen pheromones
Gland or Source and Chemical
Behavior reactions in colonies
Citations1
Mandibular:9-oxodecenoic acid
Recognition of queen and reduction of egg laying by workers.
Butler (1964)
10-hydroxydecenoic deconic acid
Recognition of queen and reduction of egg laying by workers.
Butler (1964)
9-oxodec-trans-2-enoic acid
Mating attractant
Gary (1962)
Do
In combination with worker bees, scent gland holds swarming bees together.
Morse (1971)

1 Citations are not listed; consult Gary (1974).
TABLE 2.-Worker bee pheromones
Production Gland or Source
Chemical Compound
Behavior reaction in colony
Citations1
Nassanoff or scent
Geraniol
Fanning attractiant
Boch (1963)
Do
Nerolic acid
do
Boch (1964)

Geranic acid
do
Boch (1964)
Do
Citral
do
Shearer (1966)
Do
All compounds of scent
Swarm attraction and stabilization
Morse (1971)
Sting
Iso-pentyl acetate
Colony alarm
Boch (1962)