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The electroantennogram responses of synthetic (−)-periplanone-B (PB) and (−)-periplanone-A (PA) were evaluated by using the antennae of the unmated male American cockroachPeriplaneta americana L. The threshold concentrations of the pheromone activities for the two chemicals were similar. Neither a synergistic nor an inhibitory response was noted, and only an additive effect was detected when PA and PB were applied as a mixture.
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Yang, H.T., Wang, C.H., Kou, R. et al. Electroantennogram responses of synthetic periplanone-A and periplanone-B in the american cockroach. J Chem Ecol 18, 371–378 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00994238
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