Identification of critical secondary components of the sex pheromone of the navel orangeworm (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 314-330

  Kuenen, L P S ^a   McElfresh, J Steven ^b   Millar, Jocelyn G ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

(3Z,6Z,9Z,12Z,15Z) tricosapentaene; Amyelois transitella; Pyralidae; Pyralis farinalis; Sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

AMYELOIS TRANSITELLA; LEPIDOPTERA; PYRALIDAE; PYRALIS;

INSECT ATTRACTANTS; PHEROMONE; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; MALE; MOTHS; PHEROMONES; SEX ATTRACTANTS;

EID: 77952315064     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC09177     Document Type: Article

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