CO2 acts as stimulant for initiation of egg laying when queens
instrumentally inseminated. CO 2 exposure affects certain brian cells  to
turn on and release hormone that acts on the corpora allata (glands behind
the brain) to release JH. The production system then is turned on. In the
case of regulation of egg laying through queen's life that is different.

Medhat

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