A male-produced aggregation pheromone blend consisting of alkanediols, terpenoids, and an aromatic alcohol from the cerambycid beetle Megacyllene caryae

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 408-417

  Lacey, Emerson S ^a,b   Moreira, Jardel A ^b   Millar, Jocelyn G ^b   Hanks, Lawrence M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Terpineol; 2,3 Hexanediol; 2 Phenylethanol; Aggregation pheromone; Geranial; Limonene; Longhorned beetle; Neral; Nerol; Sex pheromone; Wood boring insect

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; PHEROMONE; TERPENE;

AGGREGATION PHEROMONE; BEETLE; BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MALE; ODOR; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEETLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALCOHOLS; ANIMALS; BEETLES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; ODORS; PHEROMONES; TERPENES;

CERAMBYCIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; MEGACYLLENE CARYAE;

EID: 40849130099     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-008-9425-3     Document Type: Article

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