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Biology of the Colony

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Queen Cell Pheromone<br />

Present on queen pupae:<br />

methyl linoleate, methyl<br />

linolenate, methyl oleate<br />

Functions:<br />

• Recognition <strong>of</strong> queen cells<br />

• Serve as part <strong>of</strong> a feed-back<br />

control system governing <strong>the</strong><br />

production <strong>of</strong> queen cells

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