Trapping pheromonal components with silicone rubber tubes: Fatty acid secretions in honeybees (Apis mellifera)

Chemoecology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 77-79

  Crewe, Robin M ^a   Moritz, Robin F A ^b   Lattorff, H Michael G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Automated analysis; Pheromone ontogeny; Pheromone trapping; Silicone rubber traps

Indexed keywords

APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 1842685817     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-003-0263-z     Document Type: Article

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