Aggregation agents in German cockroach Blattella germanica: Examination of efficacy

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1105-1119

  Scherkenbeck, Jürgen ^a   Nentwig, Günther ^a   Justus, Karl ^a   Lenz, Jürgen ^a   Gondol, Daniel ^a   Wendler, Gernot ^b   Dambach, Martin ^b   Nischk, Frank ^b   Graef, Christa ^b  

^a BAYER AG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Blattella germanica; Blattellidae; Dictyoptera; German cockroach; Pheromone

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

ANTENNA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COCKROACH; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; TASTE;

ASTEROIDEA; BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA GERMANICA; BLATTELLIDAE; DICTYOPTERA;

EID: 0032959047     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020885926578     Document Type: Article

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