Synergism in the oviposition behavior of Plutella xylostella: Sinigrin and wax compounds

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 483-500

  Spencer, Joseph L ^a,b   Pillai, Satish ^a   Bernays, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrestment; Diamondback moth; Excitation; N alkanes; Oviposition; Plutella xylostella; Sinigrin; Synergy; Wax

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA;

EID: 0032696482     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020914723562     Document Type: Article

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