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2-Nonanol, 2-heptanol, octyl decanoate, and octyl octanoate were identified from the heads ofTrigona silvestriana workers. When presented at the nest, 2-nonanol, 2-heptanol, and the mixture of the four compounds elicited angular flights, landing, and buzzing of guard bees. Octyl octanoate elicited a weaker response. No response was given to octyl decanoate, to the ether solvent, or to the control volatile, vanillin.
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Johnson, L.K., Haynes, L.W., Carlson, M.A. et al. Alarm substances of the stingless bee,Trigona silvestriana . J Chem Ecol 11, 409–416 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00989552
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