Structure-activity relationships of benzoic acid derivatives as antifeedants for the pine weevil, hylobius abietis

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2191-2203

  Unelius, C Rikard ^a   Nordlander, Göran ^b   Nordenhem, Henrik ^b   Hellqvist, Claes ^b   Legrand, Sacha ^a   Borg Karlson, Anna Karin ^c  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

4 dimethoxybenzoate; Benzoate; Bioassay; Curculionidae; Deterrent; Feces; Feeding; Isopropyl 2; Methyl 2; Phenylacetate; Reforestation; Seedling protection

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; CONIFEROPHYTA; CURCULIONIDAE; HYLOBIUS ABIETIS;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZOIC ACID; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BARK; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PARASITOLOGY; PINE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; WEEVIL;

ALCOHOLS; ANIMALS; BENZOATES; BENZOIC ACID; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PINUS; PLANT BARK; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; WEEVILS;

EID: 36749098643     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9139-3     Document Type: Article

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