Communication ecology of webbing clothes moth: Attractiveness and characterization of male-produced sonic aggregation signals

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 127-133

  Takacs S ^a   Mistal, C ^a   Gries, G ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ATTRACTANT; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; MALE BEHAVIOR; MOTH; PHEROMONE; ULTRASONICS;

ARENA; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLODIA INTERPUNCTELLA; TINEIDAE; TINEOLA BISSELLIELLA;

EID: 0037398119     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0418.2003.00724.x     Document Type: Article

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