Aphid sex pheromones: From discovery to commercial production

Phytochemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 651-656

  Birkett, Michael A ^a   Pickett, John A ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

(1R,4aS,7S,7aR) Nepetalactol; (4aS,7S,7aR) Nepetalactone; Aphid; Lacewing; Nepeta cataria; Parasitoid; Renewable resource; Sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

CATNIP EXTRACT; CYCLOPENTANONE DERIVATIVE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; NATURAL PRODUCT; NEPETALACTOL; NEPETALACTONE; PESTICIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SEMIOCHEMICAL COMPOUND; SEX PHEROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APHID; CATNIP; CHEMICAL PEST CONTROL; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CROP; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; DRUG MANUFACTURE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; INSECT; LACEWING; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PEST CONTROL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDATOR; PRODUCT RECOVERY; PRODUCTIVITY; RECYCLING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

APHIDIDAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; INSECTA; LAMIACEAE; NEPETA; NEPETA CATARIA; NEUROPTERA;

EID: 0037369369     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00568-X     Document Type: Article

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