Identification of the airborne aggregation pheromone of the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 708-718

  Siljander, Eric ^a   Gries, Regine ^a   Khaskin, Grigori ^a   Gries, Gerhard ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

(2E,4E) Octadienal; (2E,4Z) Octadienal; (E) 2 Hexenal; (E) 2 Octenal; Aggregation pheromone; Bed bug; Benzaldehyde; Benzyl acetate; Benzyl alcohol; Cimex lectularius; Cimicidae; Decanal; Geranylacetone; Limonene; Nonanal; Octanal; Sulcatone

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

ACETATE; AGGREGATION; AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL; BIOASSAY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INSECT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHEROMONE;

AIR; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CIMEX; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; VOLATILIZATION;

AIR; ANIMALS; BEDBUGS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHEROMONES; VOLATILIZATION;

CIMEX; CIMEX LECTULARIUS; CIMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA;

EID: 45849092905     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-008-9446-y     Document Type: Article

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