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Agriculture · Q366

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 366

Q366

In termites trail pheromone is produced from

A.
Cephalic Glands
B.
Sternal Glands
Answer
C.
Poison Glands
D.
None of these

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
In termites trail pheromone is produced from Sternal Glands.
In termites, the sternal glands are known to secrete trail-following pheromones in neuter castes and sex-pheromone in some adults.
The sternal gland discharges pheromones when it presses against a substance. There is a chemical in ballpoint pen ink that is similar in composition to the trail-following pheromones, called 2-phenoxyethanol.