ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Armyworm
;
benzaldehyde
;
benzyl alcohol
;
hairpencils
;
male response
;
Lepidoptera
;
Noctuidae
;
pheromone
;
Pseudaletia unipuncta
;
scent brushes
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Levels of benzaldehyde recovered from virginPseudaletia unipuncta (Haw.) males were not influenced by (1) the time hairpencils remained in the solvent (1-72 hr), (2) anesthetization or agitation of males prior to excision of hairpencils, or (3) the time (photophase or scotophase) that hairpencils were excised. Thus the interindividual variability observed is not a methodological artifact. Most males had similar concentrations in both hairpencils, although in some cases only one hairpencil contained pheromone. In one case, a male with partially extruded hairpencils had no benzaldehyde at all. Neither pupal weight nor hairpencil length proved to be reliable indicators of pheromone content.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00988203
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