A 4-alkyl-substituted analogue of guaiacol shows greater repellency to savannah tsetse (Glossina spp.)

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 985-995

  Saini, Rajindar K ^a   Hassanali, Ahmed ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

4 Methylguaiacol; Behavior; Glossina pallidipes; Guaiacol; Repellents; Trypanosomiasis; Tsetse fly

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; GUAIACOL; INSECT REPELLENT;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FEEDING; REPELLENT; SAVANNA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; TSETSE FLY; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; INSECT CONTROL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; TSETSE FLY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; GUAIACOL; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT REPELLENTS; MALE; ODORS; TSETSE FLIES;

ARTHROPODA; BOVIDAE; GLOSSINA (GENUS); GLOSSINA MORSITANS; GLOSSINA MORSITANS MORSITANS; GLOSSINA PALLIDIPES;

EID: 34249939997     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-007-9272-7     Document Type: Article

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