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A new alarm pheromone (2-decen-1-yl-acetate) isolated from the stings ofApis dorsata andApis florea (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

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From sting extracts ofApis dorsata andA. florea, a substance was isolated which is active in alarm behaviour of both of these species but not ofA. mellifera andA. cerana. The active substance was identified as 2-decen-1-yl-acetate.

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  1. J. Weiss & N. Koeniger

    Present address: Institut für Bienenkunde an der Universität Frankfurt, D-6370, Oberursel/Ts., Federal Republic of Germany

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  1. Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie der Technischen Hochschule, D-6100, Darmstadt, Federal Republic of Germany

    H. J. Veith, J. Weiss & N. Koeniger

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Veith, H.J., Weiss, J. & Koeniger, N. A new alarm pheromone (2-decen-1-yl-acetate) isolated from the stings ofApis dorsata andApis florea (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Experientia 34, 423–424 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01935900

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