What does antiqueen mean?
Antiqueen means Inhibiting the development of normal bees into queen bees..
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Inhibiting the development of normal bees into queen bees..
If the queen dies there is no longer any "antiqueen" pheromone released and one or more of the nymphs develop into queens.
The composition of a bee society is controlled by an antiqueen pheromone secreted by the queen. It inhibits the workers from raising a new queen...
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Antiqueen means Inhibiting the development of normal bees into queen bees..
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If the queen dies there is no longer any "antiqueen" pheromone released and one or more of the nymphs develop into queens.
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