Attraction of mature Ceratitis capitata females to 2-heptanone, a component of coffee fruit odor

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1293-1304

  Prokopy, Ronald J ^a   Hu, Xingping ^a   Jang, Eric B ^b   Vargas, Roger I ^b   Warthen, J David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

2 heptanone; Attractants; Ceratitis capitata; Coffee odor

Indexed keywords

CAPITATA; CERATITIS CAPITATA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0031902910     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021218531083     Document Type: Article

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