Ladybird beetle odour identified and found to be responsible for attraction between adults

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 876-879

  Al Abassi, S ^a   Birkett, M A ^b   Pettersson, J ^a   Pickett, J A ^b   Woodcock, C M ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b LACR Rothamsted   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attractant; Coccinella; Coccinellidae; Ladybird beetle; Pheromone; Predator; Pyrazine

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE; PYRAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; NONHUMAN; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA;

EID: 0031670809     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050215     Document Type: Article

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