The social organization of honey bee colonies is predominantly controlled by the pheromonal cues produced by the queen, workers and brood. Pheromone composition is dependent on the social environment, context, audience and ...

Pheromonal control by the honey bee queen is achieved through the use of secretions from diverse glandular sources, but the use of pheromones from a variety of glandular sources by reproductively dominant workers, has not ...