Semiochemicals from ovaries of gravid females attract ovipositing female houseflies, Musca domestica

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 945-950

  Jiang, Yong ^a,b   Lei, Chao Liang ^b   Niu, Chang Ying ^b   Fang, Yu Ling ^a   Xiao, Chun ^a   Zhang, Zhong Ning ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

(Z) 9 tricosene; Egg laying; Gravid female; Houseflies; Musca domestica; Ovaries; Semiochemicals; Tricosane

Indexed keywords

FLY; OVIPOSITION; SEMIOCHEMICAL;

DIPTERA; MUSCA DOMESTICA; MUSCIDAE; MUSCOMORPHA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0036803545     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(02)00162-2     Document Type: Article

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