Upwind flight of Prostephanus truncatus is mediated by aggregation pheromone but not food volatiles

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 151-158

  Fadamiro, Henry Y ^a,c   Gudrups, Irene ^b   Hodges, Richard J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bostrichidae; Coleoptera; Host plant; Kairomone; Larger grain borer; Pheromone; Prostephanus truncatus; Stored product insect; Synergism; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

PROSTEPHANUS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 0032053172     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-474X(97)00044-1     Document Type: Article

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