> we conclude that UBeeO is more a general stress signal.
"Signal" implies that it has pheromonal function. It might be called the
"sacrifice me" pheromone.
I'm very curious as to whether it is the same signal that Apis cerana drone
pupa give off to signal workers to close their capping holes and entomb
them.
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
530 277 4450
ScientificBeekeeping.com
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