Behavioural responses of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) to volatiles identified from dry cocoa beans

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 3549-3556

  Jonfia Essien, W A ^a   Alderson, P G ^a   Tucker, G ^a   Linforth, R ^a   West, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 phenyl ethanol; 3 methyl butyraldehyde; Acetophenone; Cocoa beans; Ethyl 3 hydroxybutyrate and butyl 2 methacrylate; Ethyl butyrate; Tribolium

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; THEOBROMA CACAO; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 36049023805     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.3549.3556     Document Type: Article

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