Sex pheromone stereochemistry and purity affect field catches of male aphids

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2547-2554

  Hardie, Jim ^a   Peace, Lynn ^a   Pickett, John A ^b   Smiley, Diane W M ^b   Storer, J Robert ^a   Wadhams, Lester J ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

(4aS,7S,7aR) nepetalacto ls; (4aS,7S,7aR) nepetalactone; Aphid; Sex pheromone; Stereochemistry

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; AVES; HUMULUS; HUMULUS LUPULUS; PHORODON; PHORODON HUMULI; PRUNUS PADUS; RHOPALOSIPHUM; RHOPALOSIPHUM PADI; RUBUS; SITOBION FRAGARIAE;

EID: 0030668043     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000006665.05409.97     Document Type: Article

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