Pheromone components in the larch bark beetle, Ips cembrae, from China: Quantitative variation among attack phases and individuals

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 841-858

  Zhang, Qing He ^a,c   Birgersson, Göran ^b   Schlyter, Fredrik ^a   Chen, Guo Fa ^c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c Gen Stn of Forest Pest Management   (China)

Author keywords

2 phenylethanol; 3 methyl 3 buten 1 ol; Aggregation pheromone; Bark beetle; Coleoptera Scolytidae; Geraniol; Individual variation; Ips cembrae; Ipsdienol; Ipsdienone; Ipsenol; Ipsenone; Larix kaempferi; Myrtenol; Verbenone

Indexed keywords

GERANIOL; PHENETHYL ALCOHOL; PHEROMONE; VERBENONE;

ARTICLE; BEETLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHINA; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMER; HORMONE DETERMINATION; NONHUMAN;

IPS CEMBRAE;

EID: 0034066459     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005447922939     Document Type: Article

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