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    A Feeding Stimulant for Manduca sexta from Solanum surattenses

    The acceptance of Solanum surattenses as a host plant for the larvae of Manduca sexta was explained by the presence of feeding stimulants in foliage. Bioassay-guided fractionation of plant extracts resulted in th...

    M. Haribal, J. A. A. Renwick, A. B. Attygalle, D. Kiemle in Journal of Chemical Ecology (2006)

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    Trail Pheromone from the Pavan Gland of the Ant Dolichoderus thoracicus (Smith) Pheromones, 108 [1]

    A. B. Attygalle, A. Mutti, W. Rohe, U. Maschwitz, W. Garbe in Naturwissenschaften (1998)

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    Trail Pheromone of the Myrmicine Ant Aphaenogaster rudis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    A. B. Attygalle, F. Kern, Q. Huang, J. Meinwald in Naturwissenschaften (1998)

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    Trail Pheromone of the Ponerine Ant Leptogenys peuqueti (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): A Multicomponent Mixture of Related Compounds Pheromones 104 [1]

    E. Janssen, E. Übler, L. Bauriegel, F. Kern, H. J. Bestmann in Naturwissenschaften (1997)

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    Tocopheryl acetates from the pupal exocrine secretion of the squash beetle,Epilachna borealis (Coccinellidae)

    The oily droplets on the pupal integumental hairs of the squash beetleEpilachna borealis contain a mixture of α-, β-, γ-, and δ-tocopheryl acetates as major constituents. In addition, the secretion contains a num...

    A. B. Attygalle, S. R. Smedley, T. Eisner, J. Meinwald in Experientia (1996)

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    Acetylation of α-tocopherol by the squash beetle,Epilachna borealis

    A. B. Attygalle, J. Meinwald, C. Rossini, T. Eisner in Naturwissenschaften (1996)

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    Trail pheromone of two formicine ants,Camponotus silvicola andC. rufipes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    E. Übler, F. Kern, H. J. Bestmann, B. Hölldobler, A. B. Attygalle in Naturwissenschaften (1995)

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    Trail-following responses ofLeptogenys diminuta to stereoisomers of 4-methyl-3-heptanol

    Behavioral tests carried out with the four stereoisomers of 4-methyl-3-heptanol revealed thatLeptogenys diminuta ants respond specifically only to the (3R, 4S)-isomer.

    S. Steghaus-Kovâc, U. Maschwitz, A. B. Attygalle, R. T. S. Frighetto in Experientia (1992)

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    Defensive secretion of a carabid beetle,Helluomorphoides clairvillei

    The defensive spray of a single female of the rare carabid beetle,Helluomorphoides clairvillei (subfamily Carabinae, supertribe Lebiitae, tribe Helluonini). was found to contain a mixture of compounds, including ...

    A. B. Attygalle, J. Meinwald, T. Eisner in Journal of Chemical Ecology (1992)

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    Defensive secretion ofTenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

    The defensive secretion ofTenebrio molitor contains a mixture of 2-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone andm-cresol. The phenol had not previously been detected in the secretion, although some investigators reported presence ...

    A. B. Attygalle, C. L. Blankespoor, J. Meinwald, T. Eisner in Journal of Chemical Ecology (1991)

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    Sexual dimorphism in the defensive secretion of a carabid beetle

    The defensive secretions of male and femaleOodes americanus display striking qualitative differences. Altogether 13 carboxylic acids were identified in the secretions of the two sexes. Methacrylic, crotonic, and ...

    A. B. Attygalle, J. Meinwald, J. K. Liebherr, T. Eisner in Experientia (1991)

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    cis-Isogeraniol, a recruitment pheromone of the antLeptogenys diminuta

    A. B. Attygalle, S. Steghaus-Kovac, V. U. Ahmad, U. Maschwitz in Naturwissenschaften (1991)

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    Regulatory steps in sex pheromone biosynthesis inMamestra brassicae L. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

    The de novo biosynthesis of (Z)-11-hexadecenyl acetate, the most abundant pheromone component inM. brassicae, starting from acetate via palmitic acid, requires the presence of a pheromone-biosynthesis-activating ...

    H. J. Bestmann, M. Herrig, A. B. Attygalle, M. Hupe in Experientia (1989)

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    Chemical composition and function of metapleural gland secretion of the ant,Crematogaster deformis smith (hymenoptera: Myrmicinae)

    The secretion of the hypertrophied metapleural gland of the antCrematogaster deformis contains a mixture of phenols, consisting mainly of 3-propylphenol, 3-pentylphenol, 3,4-dihydro-8-hydroxy-3-methylisocoumarin ...

    A. B. Attygalle, B. Siegel, O. Vostrowsky, H. J. Bestmann in Journal of Chemical Ecology (1989)

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    (3R,4S)-Methyl-3-heptanol, the trail pheromone of the ant Leptogenys diminuta

    A. B. Attygalle, O. Vostrowsky, H. J. Bestmann, S. Steghaus-Kovac in Naturwissenschaften (1988)

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    Identification of sex pheromone components ofSpodoptera sunia Guenée (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

    Moths belonging to the speciesSpodoptera sunia have been recognized as a new pest of cotton in Central America. By means of electro-physiologic investigations, solid sample injection gas chromatography, and combi...

    H. J. Bestmann, A. B. Attygalle, J. Schwarz, O. Vostrowsky in Journal of Chemical Ecology (1988)

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    Sex pheromone of femaleMyelois cribrella Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

    Females ofMyelois cribrella contain about 20 ng/gland of the primary sex pheromone components (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate, (9Z,12E)-9,12-tetradecadienyl acetate, and (Z)-11-hexadecenyl acetate in proportions of 4∶...

    A. B. Attygalle, W. U. Cai-hong, J. Schwarz, O. Vostrowsky in Journal of Chemical Ecology (1988)

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    Technique for injecting intact glands for analysis of sex pheromones of Lepidoptera by capillary gas chromatography

    The structure elucidation of sex pheromones of Lepidoptera by a solid-sample injection technique in conjunction with capillary gas chromatography is described. The applicability of this method in GC and GC-MS ...

    A. B. Attygalle, M. Herrig, O. Vostrowsky, H. J. Bestmann in Journal of Chemical Ecology (1987)

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    Contents of dufour glands of workers of three species ofTetramorium (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    The Dufour glands of worker ants ofTetramorium caespitum, and the morphologically similarT. impurum are filled with similar, but species-specific mixtures of linear hydrocarbons and three homologous sesquiterpene...

    J. P. J. Billen, R. P. Evershed, A. B. Attygalle in Journal of Chemical Ecology (1986)

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    Trail pheromone of the ant Tetramorium caespitum L.

    A. B. Attygalle, E. D. Morgan in Naturwissenschaften (1983)