Electrophysiological and behavioural responses of Scyphophorus acupunctatus (Col., Curculionidae) to Agave tequilana volatiles

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-127

  Altuzar, A ^a   Malo, E A ^a   Gonzalez Hernandez, H ^b   Rojas, Julio C ^a  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^b Colegio de Postgraduados ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agave weevil; Agaves; Attractants; Plant volatiles; Semiochemicals

Indexed keywords

ATTRACTANT; BEETLE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL CONTROL; HOST PLANT; MONOCOTYLEDON; OLFACTION; PEST SPECIES; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; SEMIOCHEMICAL; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

AGAVE; AGAVE TEQUILANA; CURCULIONIDAE; HEXAPODA; SCYPHOPHORUS ACUPUNCTATUS;

EID: 33847755977     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2006.01135.x     Document Type: Article

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