title: Nest plundering allomones of the fire beeTrigona (Oxytrigona) mellicolor.
abstract: Ten volatile compounds derived from the cephalic glands of the fire beeTrigona (Oxytrigona)mellicolor were bioassayed for possible allomonal activities facilitating nest plundering. Two diketones, (E)-3-heptene-2,5-dione and (E)-3-nonene-2,5-dione, caused the honeybeeApis mellifera to display avoidance behavior and reduced defensive behavior. These diketones are produced in relatively large quantities in fire-bee cephalic glands.
authors.affiliation: United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service Honey-Bee Breeding, Genetics and Physiology Laboratory, 1157 Ben Hur Road, 70820, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Rinderer
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Blum
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Fales
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bian
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Buco
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Lancaster
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Danka
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Howard