Elevation of pheromone response threshold in almond moth males pre-exposed to pheromone spray

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 217-222

  Mafra Neto, A ^a,b   Baker, T C ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptation; Almond moth; attraction; Cadra cautella; disruption; habituation; Lepidoptera; pre exposure; sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

CADRA CAUTELLA; LEPIDOPTERA; PRUNUS DULCIS; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 0030455949     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1996.tb00858.x     Document Type: Article

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