On 8 Sep 99, at 9:55, Thom Bradley wrote:

 Perhaps there is a pheromone
> that is released by some queens when glands are uder/overdeveloped in
> different amounts than "normal" that cause the aggressive behavior. the
> response by the worker bees is still genetically passed on. Perhaps the t
> triggering of the alarm response can also be passed in several different
> ways by the queen.

I believe you're getting there! Jean has a good nose for various
smells and fragrances and has commented more than once on 'pear
drops' on opening certain hives. This smell is in the air and we tend
to think of it as alarm pheromone, checking our facts it's the angry
hives again. Can anyone put a name to alarm pheromone scent?



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