title: Attraction of the parasitic mite varroa to the drone larvae of honey bees by simple aliphatic esters.
abstract: An important parasitic threat to honey bees, the mite Varroa jacobsoni, is attracted to its major prey, drone larvae, by methyl and ethyl esters of straight-chain fatty acids, in particular methyl palmitate. These esters were extracted from drone larvae with n-hexane and were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Their behavioral effect was evaluated with the use of a four-arm airflow olfactometer.
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authors.lastname: Le Conte
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authors.lastname: Arnold
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authors.lastname: Trouiller
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authors.lastname: Masson
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authors.lastname: Chappe
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authors.lastname: Ourisson