Feeding-deterrent activity of α-asarone isomers against some stored Coleoptera

Pest Management Science

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 560-564

  Popłewski, Janusz ^a   Łozowicka, Bozena ^a   Dubis, Alina T ^a   Lachowska, Barbara ^a   Winiecki, Zbigiew ^b   Nawrot, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

asarone; (E) prop 1' enyl trimethoxybenzene; Insect feeding deterrents; Sitophilus granarius; Tribolium confusum; Trogoderma granarium

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ASARONE;

ARTICLE; COLEOPTERA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD STORAGE; ISOMERISM; LARVA;

SITOPHILUS GRANARIUS; TRIBOLIUM CONFUSUM; TROGODERMA GRANARIUM;

EID: 0343963116     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1526-4998(200006)56:6<560::AID-PS171>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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