Practice mode Entomology

What are slow-acting pheromones called?

Correct answer C. Primers

Explanation

Primer pheromones act slowly by altering an insect's physiology or development, such as the queen substance suppressing ovary growth in worker bees. Releasers trigger an immediate behavioural response.

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