The effects of queen mandibular pheromone on nurse-aged honey bee ( Apis mellifera ) hypopharyngeal gland size and lipid metabolism
A. Oreshkova, S. Scofield, G. V. Amdam
This study investigates how queen mandibular pheromone (QMP) affects hypopharyngeal gland size and lipid metabolism in honey bee workers, finding no effect on lipogenic capacity but a correlation between protein content and gland size.
bioRxiv · Sep 24, 2023Physiology