Variable Responses by Southern Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann, to the Pheromone Component endo-Brevicomin: Influence of Enantiomeric Composition, Release Rate, and Proximity to Infestations

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 403-411

  Sullivan, Brian T ^a   Dalusky, Mark J ^b   Mori, Kenji ^c   Brownie, Cavell ^d  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Attractant antagonist; Coleoptera; Dispersal; Enantiomer; Flight behavior; Pheromone synergist; Scolytidae; Semiochemical; Spatial dynamics; Trapping

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; ANTAGONISM; ATTRACTANT; BEETLE; COLONIZATION; DISPERSAL; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITE INFESTATION; PHEROMONE TRAP; TRAPPING;

COLEOPTERA; DENDROCTONUS FRONTALIS; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 79955027590     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-011-9940-5     Document Type: Article

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