Identification of sex pheromone components in Trissolcus brochymenae females

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1635-1642

  Salerno, Gianandrea ^a   Iacovone, Alessia ^a   Carlin, Silvia ^b   Frati, Francesca ^a   Conti, Eric ^a   Anfora, Gianfranco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

(Z) 11 hexadecen 1 yl acetate; EAG; Egg parasitoid; GC EAD; Platygastridae; Tetradecyl acetate

Indexed keywords

SEX PHEROMONE;

ACETATE; ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INSECT; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ANTENNA (ORGAN); ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WASP;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD ANTENNAE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FEMALE; MALE; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; WASPS;

HETEROPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; MURGANTIA HISTRIONICA; PENTATOMIDAE; PLATYGASTRIDAE; TRISSOLCUS BROCHYMENAE;

EID: 84870253291     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2012.10.003     Document Type: Article

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