ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Sex pheromones
;
cockroach
;
Periplaneta americana
;
Orthoptera
;
Blattidae
;
periplanone-B
;
margarine oil
;
sex ratio
;
control
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Synthetic periplanone-B has been shown not only to be a sex excitant to malePeriplaneta americana by bioassay in the laboratory but also an attractant pheromone by field tests in a rice storage house in Taipei. During both summer and winter months, it attracted signincantly more adult males into the traps used in the experiments than adult females. There is a statistically significant increase in the sex ratio (male-female) of the trapped adults with increase in periplanone-B used. An attempt has been made to explain the trapping of females and nymphs in addition to males by the chemicals used in our tests.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00995749
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