在营造社会性生活的蜜蜂群体里,蜂王释放出蜂王信息素来控制工蜂卵巢发育及改造王台特性,并吸引雄蜂为之交配,使蜂群正常繁衍。本文在国内外相关研究的基础上,对蜜蜂各蜂种、亚种以及特殊蜂群无政府主义蜂群、海角蜜蜂等雌性蜜蜂信息素成分以及含量变化进行综合论述,并对蜂王主要信息素对工蜂和雄蜂生理影响以及今后的研究趋势作扼要介绍。
In social honeybee colonies, under normal reproductive conditions the queen releases queen pheromones to attract drones for mating, to control the ovary development of workers and to prevent construction of emergency cells. Based on domestic and international research, this paper provides an overview of the components of and variations in female bee pheromones in species of Apis, subspecies and special colonies ( anarchistic honeybees and Apis mellifera capensis ). The physiological effects of queen pheromones on workers and drones are referred to and the prospects for future research are discussed.