Sex Pheromone
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The sex pheromone emitted by the female oleander scale, Aspidiotus nerii (Homoptera, Diaspididae), has been isolated and characterized as (1R,2S)-cis-2-isopropenyl-1-(4‧-methyl-4‧-penten-1‧-yl)cyclobutaneethanol acetate by using advanced... more
The small fruit tortrix, Grapholita lobarzewskii (Nowicki) (Lepidoptera Tortricidae), is a serious problem in the organic apple or-chards of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region (northeastern Italy), particularly in hilly areas. Three trials... more
The brinjal fruit and shoot borer, Leucinodes orbonalis is the major pest of eggplant in South Asia. Analysis of female pheromone gland extracts prepared from insects of Indian and Taiwanese origin confirmed (E)-11-hexadecenyl acetate... more
Believe it or not, there is actually a science behind how human pheromones work. How it is produced, transmitted and received including what effects it has on the opposite sex. However, how human pheromones work through biology or human... more
Plant-insect interactions are not just influenced by interactions between plants and the actively feeding stages, but also by the close relationships between plants and insect eggs. Here, we review both effects of plants on insect eggs... more
By means of electroantennographic detection and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, the sex pheromone of Argyrotaenia sphaleropa was identified as a mixture of (Z)-11-tetradecenal, (Z)-11,13-tetradecadienal, (Z)-11-tetradecenyl acetate,... more
Enterococcus faecalis is a micro-organism that can survive extreme challenges. Its pathogenicity ranges from life-threatening diseases in compromised individuals to less severe conditions, such as infection of obturated root canals with... more
Several haloacetate analogues of (Z)-13-hexadecen-ll -ynyl acetate, the main component of the sex pheromone of the pine processionary moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa, have been found to be good inhibitors of the natural pheromone. In field... more