Why Do Wasps Attack? - Reactions Q&A

This week Reactions is taking a look at the chemistry behind why wasps attack. Why do wasps become more aggressive after you kill one of the hive members? The answer is the same reason why you should be wary of bees that smell like bananas. This week, Reactions answers viewers’ chemistry questions like these with some short and sweet chemistry. Thank you for subscribing.

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Sources: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00218839.1969.11100222
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01990966

https://books.google.com/books?id=KERRrzzRCXIC&pg=PA483&lpg=PA483&dq=The+isolation,+identification+and+synthesis+of+the+alarm+pheromone+ofVespula+squamosa+(Drury)+(Hymenoptera:+Vespidae)+and+associated+behavior&source=bl&ots=91K0eZmG6L&sig=1yJwHRaSrQW26rslfPMvz-ylH14&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CC4Q6AEwA2oVChMIttbvkvzBxwIVC6keCh1xzgjf#v=snippet&q=wasp%20alarm&f=false

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1439-0310.1987.tb00668.x/pdf

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