Cargando…

Geosmin suppresses defensive behaviour and elicits unusual neural responses in honey bees

Geosmin is an odorant produced by bacteria in moist soil. It has been found to be extraordinarily relevant to some insects, but the reasons for this are not yet fully understood. Here we report the first tests of the effect of geosmin on honey bees. A stinging assay showed that the defensive behavio...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Scarano, Florencia, Deivarajan Suresh, Mukilan, Tiraboschi, Ettore, Cabirol, Amélie, Nouvian, Morgane, Nowotny, Thomas, Haase, Albrecht
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9995521/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36890201
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-30796-5