284 N. E. McINDOO 



Flowers of honeysuckle: 



6 vibrated antennae as if noticing odor 



4 moved away quickly as if noticing odor 



4 moved away quickly and vibrated antennae 



3 turned around as if noticing odor 



3 arose quickly and acted as if noticing odor 



3 raised antennae and moved slightly 



2 jumped slightly and acted as if noticing odor 

 2 stroked antennae and acted as if noticing odor 



2 moved away slowly 



1 moved to one side and acted as if searching for source of odor 



1 vibrated antennae and walked an inch toward the vial 

 Reaction time 2 to 10 seconds, average 3.6 seconds 

 Workers tested, 31 



Leaves and stems of pennyroyal: 

 6 moved away quickly 



4 moved away slowly 



4 stroked antennae and moved away slowly 



3 vibrated antennae as if noticing odor 



3 arose quickly and moved away quickly 



2 moved their heads near floor as if noticing odor and moved away slowly 

 1 arose quickly and stroked antennae 



1 jumped slightly and moved away quickly 



1 vibrated antennae and turned around as if noticing odor 

 Reaction time 2 to 5 seconds, average 2.6 seconds 



Workers tested, 25 



Twice this odor excited all the bees in the case 



Leaves and stems of spearmint: 

 10 moved away quickly 



4 moved away slowly 



3 turned around as if noticing odor 



3 jumped quickly toward odor 



2 vibrated antennae and moved away slowly 

 1 moved away slowly as if noticing odor 



1 moved away quickly and stroked antennae 

 Reaction time 2 to 4 seconds, average 2.48 seconds 

 Workers tested, 24 



Leaves and stems of scarlet sage: 

 10 moved away slowly 



4 moved slightly and acted as if noticing odor 



3 moved away quickly as if noticing odor 



2 vibrated antennae as if noticing odor 



2 moved to one side slowly and vibrated antennae 

 2 arose slowly, stroked antennae, and moved slightly 

 1 arose quickly 

 1 jumped slightly and moved away slowly 



