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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...
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Trail Pheromone from the Pavan Gland of the Ant Dolichoderus thoracicus (Smith) Pheromones, 108 [1]
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Trail Pheromone of the Myrmicine Ant Aphaenogaster rudis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
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Trail Pheromone of the Ponerine Ant Leptogenys peuqueti (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): A Multicomponent Mixture of Related Compounds Pheromones 104 [1]
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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...
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Acetylation of α-tocopherol by the squash beetle,Epilachna borealis
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Trail pheromone of two formicine ants,Camponotus silvicola andC. rufipes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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cis-Isogeraniol, a recruitment pheromone of the antLeptogenys diminuta
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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 ...
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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 ...
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(3R,4S)-Methyl-3-heptanol, the trail pheromone of the ant Leptogenys diminuta
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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...
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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∶...
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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 ...
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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...
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Trail pheromone of the ant Tetramorium caespitum L.