Aphid alarm pheromone: An overview of current knowledge on biosynthesis and functions

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 155-163

  Vandermoten, Sophie ^a   Mescher, Mark C ^b   Francis, Frédéric ^a   Haubruge, Eric ^a   Verheggen, François J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

(E) beta farnesene; Acyrthosiphon pisum; Alarm pheromone; Aphid; Myzus persicae; Pheromone biosynthesis; Tritrophic interactions

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; APHID; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BIOSYNTHESIS; FOOD CHAIN; METABOLISM; REVIEW; SECRETION;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; APHIDS; FOOD CHAIN; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PHEROMONES;

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; APHIDIDAE; HEXAPODA; MYZUS PERSICAE; PISUM;

EID: 84856217965     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2011.11.008     Document Type: Review

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