Alkylpyrazines: Alarm pheromone components of the little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 223-232

  Showalter, D N ^a   Troyer, E J ^a   Aklu, M ^a   Jang, E B ^b   Siderhurst, M S ^a  

^a EASTERN MENNONITE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alarm pheromone; Alkylpyrazines; GC MS; Little fire ant; Wasmannia auropunctata

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; ANT; ATTRACTANT; BIOASSAY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUND; PHEROMONE; WORKER CASTE;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; WASMANNIA AUROPUNCTATA;

EID: 79954537409     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-010-0075-4     Document Type: Article

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