Evaluation of the various components of the Nasonov pheromone used by clustering honeybees

Free, J. B., Ferguson, A. W. and Pickett, J. A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8386-3770 1981. Evaluation of the various components of the Nasonov pheromone used by clustering honeybees. Physiological Entomology 6 (3) , pp. 263-268. 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1981.tb00270.x

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Abstract

Of the various components of the Nasonov pheromone, geraniol, (E)-citral and nerolic acid were the most important for inducing clustering. The presence of (Z)-citral with (E)-citral, or in a mixture of components including (E)-citral, did not diminish clustering and sometimes increased it. Geranic acid alone encouraged clustering, but was less effective with nerolic acid or the citrals. Nerol and (E, E)-farnesol had little obvious influence on clustering. A 1:1:1 mixture of geraniol + nerolic acid + (E)- and (Z)-citrals was as effective as a mixture of all the seven components in equal proportions, which was in turn as effective as a mixture containing the components in the proportions present naturally in the Nasonov gland.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Chemistry
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	0307-6962
Last Modified:	23 Jan 2026 16:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/184119

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