Host attractants for red weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus: Identification, electrophysiological activity, and laboratory bioassay

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 425-437

  Gunawardena, Neelakanthi E ^a   Kern, Friedrich ^b   Janssen, Edelgard ^b   Meegoda, Chandana ^a   Schäfer, Doris ^b   Vostrowsky, Otto ^b   Bestmann, Hans Jürgen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

4 hydroxy 3 methoxystyrene; Coconut pest; Host attractants; Rhynchophorus ferrugineus; nonanoic lactone

Indexed keywords

COCOS NUCIFERA; CURCULIONIDAE; RHYNCHOPHORUS; RHYNCHOPHORUS FERRUGINEUS;

EID: 0031944932     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022304601123     Document Type: Article

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