Sex pheromone of the cranberry blossom worm, Epiglaea apiata

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2153-2164

  Zhang, Aijun ^a   Polavarapu, Sridhar ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

(Z) 9 hexadecenyl acetate; (Z) 9 tetradecenyl acetate; Aliphatic acids; Cranberry blossom worm; Epiglaea apiata; Gas chromatographic electroantennographic detection; Sex pheromone; Tetradecyl acetate

Indexed keywords

9 HEXADECENYL ACETATE; 9 TETRADECENYL ACETATE; ALIPHATIC CARBOXYLIC ACID; SEX PHEROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANTENNA; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIGLAEA APIATA; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PLANT INSECT INTERACTION; PLANT PEST; WORM;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; MOTHS; SEX ATTRACTANTS;

ARACHNIDA; EPIGLAEA APIATA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 0141455278     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025646804797     Document Type: Article

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