Pheromone release by individual females of codling moth, Cydia pomonella

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 807-815

  Bäckman, Anna Carin ^a   Bengtsson, Marie ^a   Witzgall, Peter ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

blend ratio; codlemone; Cydia pomonella; emission; female effluvia; field attraction; gland volatiles; release; Sex pheromone; synergism

Indexed keywords

CYDIA POMONELLA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0030991211     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000006412.16914.09     Document Type: Article

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