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Queen bee pheromones help daughters decide whether to leave the nest, shows study

The broad-cheeked Nocturnal-Sweat Bee (Megalopta genalis), the species examined for the study. (Carmelo Lopez via SWNS)

By Stephen Beech

Queen bee pheromones help their daughters decide whether to stay or leave the nest, reveals new research.

Queen bee pheromones help daughters decide whether to leave the nest, shows study

Callum Kingwell, the lead author on the study, collecting waxy surface chemicals from live bees using specialized ‘solid phase microexraction’ fibers. (Jorge Aleman via SWNS)
Queen bee pheromones help daughters decide whether to leave the nest, shows study

The broad-cheeked Nocturnal-Sweat Bee (Megalopta genalis), bee species. (USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab via SWNS)
Queen bee pheromones help daughters decide whether to leave the nest, shows study

Callum Kingwell, the lead author on the study, holding an observation nest housing free-living Megalopta bees in the Barro Colorado Island forest understory. (Jorge Aleman via SWNS)

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