Bioactive fractions containing methyl eugenol-derived sex pheromonal components in haemolymph of the male fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 615-620

  Hee, A K W ^a,c   Tan, K H ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b Tan Hak Heng Co   (Malaysia)

^c THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bactrocera dorsalis phenylpropanoids; Haemolymph; Methyl eugenol; Pheromone

Indexed keywords

2 ALLYL 4,5 DIMETHOXYPHENOL; 2-ALLYL-4,5-DIMETHOXYPHENOL; CONIFERYL ALCOHOL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; EUGENOL; METHYLEUGENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SEX PHEROMONE;

SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEMOLYMPH; MALE; TEPHRITIDAE;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; EUGENOL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEMOLYMPH; MALE; PHENOLS; SEX ATTRACTANTS; TEPHRITIDAE;

BACTROCERA DORSALIS; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 29844431763     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BER2005392     Document Type: Article

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