queen mandibular pheromone

English

Noun

queen mandibular pheromone (uncountable)

  1. A honey bee pheromone produced by the queen and fed to her attendants, who share it with the rest of the colony to give the colony the sense of belonging to the queen.
    Synonyms: (initialism) QMP, queen substance
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