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o-Aminoacetophenone is a pheromone produced by virgin honeybee queens and released with feces. In small social groups, the pheromone repels and is used to terminate agonistic interactions between queens and workers.
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This work was supported in part by National Science Foundation (USA) Grant BNS-8615381 to R. E. Page.
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Page, R.E., Blum, M.S. & Fales, H.M. o-Aminoacetophenone, a pheromone that repels honeybees (Apis mellifera L.). Experientia 44, 270–271 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01941735
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