Behavioral responses of adult Sitophilus granarius to individual cereal volatiles

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 523-529

  Germinara, Giacinto S ^a   De Cristofaro, Antonio ^a   Rotundo, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attractant; Behavioral bioassay; Cereal volatiles; Coleoptera; Curculionidae; Granary weevil; Kairomone; Repellent; Stored grain

Indexed keywords

ATTRACTANT; BEETLE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOASSAY; CEREAL; FOOD STORAGE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; KAIROMONE; OLFACTION; REPELLENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CEREAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; VOLATILIZATION;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CEREALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; VOLATILIZATION;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; SITOPHILUS GRANARIUS;

EID: 42049120719     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-008-9454-y     Document Type: Article

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