The workers limit the number of reproductives in the colony by policing new workers that try to lay eggs when an active queen or established gamergates are present. Workers use alarm pheromones that include 4-methyl-3-heptanone, 4-methyl-3-heptanol, and isopentyl isopentanoate.
To manage the number of reproductive entities within the colony, workers scrutinize new workers attempting to lay eggs when an active queen or established gamergates are present. Workers employ warning substances that include 4-methyl-3-heptanone, 4-methyl-3-heptanol, and isopentyl isobutyrate.