Chemical ecology of astigmatid mites. LXIV: The alarm pheromone neral functions as an attractant in Schwiebea elongata (Banks) (Acari: Acaridae)

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-18

  Nishimura, Karin ^a,b   Shimizu, Nobuhiro ^a   Mori, Naoki ^a   Kuwahara, Yasumasa ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BANYU PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

(Z) 3,7 dimethyl 2,6 octadienal; Alarm pheromone; Attractant pheromone; Neral; Schwiebea elongata

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ACARIDAE; SCHWIEBEA ELONGATA;

EID: 0036004948     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2002.13     Document Type: Article

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