Alarm pheromone system of the western conifer seed bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1013-1031

  Blatt, S E ^a,c   Borden, J H ^a   Pierce Jr , H D ^b   Gries, R ^a   Gries, G ^a  

^a Centre for Pest Management   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alarm pheromone; Hemiptera: Coreidae; Hexanal; Hexanol; Hexyl acetate; Leptoglossus occidentalis; Metathoracic glands; Octyl acetate and heptyl acetate; Western conifer seed bug

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; CONIFEROPHYTA; COREIDAE; HEMIPTERA; LEPTOGLOSSUS OCCIDENTALIS; LYGAEIDAE;

EID: 0031811395     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022350402535     Document Type: Article

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