Bee Glands Flashcards
Short answer: Why are pheromones important for honeybee colonies?
They facilitate communication and coordination among bees.
What is the primary role of the brood pheromone?
To stimulate worker bees to care for the brood.
Multiple choice: Which gland helps bees recognize their hive?
C) Nasanov gland
Multiple choice: Which gland is crucial for communication within the hive?
A) Nasanov gland
Post cerebral gland
Behind brain
Salivary
Qwd
Thoracic
Exocrine
In thorax
Salivary
Qwd
Mandibular
Exocrine
Above mandibles
White Brood food
Queen substance 9oda drones\9hda swarms
Pheromones 2 heptanone
Qwd
Renner-Baumann
Exocrine
Edge of tergites a3-5
Queen recognition
Q
Nasonov
Exocrine
A7
Location- come join me
Geraniol
W
Sting scent
Exocrine
Quadrate plates
Alarm pheromone isopentyl acetate
W
Koschevnikov
Exocrine
Sting chamber
Queen recognition
Q
Arnhart
Exocrine
Feet
Footprint odour inhibits QC building
Qw
Wax
Exocrine
Sternites 4-7
Wax production
W
Dufour’s
Exocrine
Sting chamber
Egg recognition, poss stick to cell
Qw
Acid\venom
Exocrine
Abdomen
Venom
Qw
Neurosecretory cells
Endocrine
Paired
In brain, midway between corp. Pedunculata
pass chems to corpora cardica
Corpora cardica
Endocrine
Paired dorsal side of oesophagus, aorta runs between
Secrete into haemolymph to stim prothoracic glands to secrete ecdysone (only in larva)
Corpora allata
Endocrine
Behind cc
Secrete jh, caste determination
Increases in size during lifetime of bee
Prothoracic glands
Endocrine
Paired
Sides of alimentary canal near 1st pr larval spiracles
Connect to sub oesophageal ganglion
Stimmed by secretions of cc, triggering release of ecdysone
Degenerate during pupation
Not in adult bee
