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Pheromones in pest control on currants : experiences of monitoring, disruption and mass trapping [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Pheromones; current practice for monitoring of moths in Finland, control experiments in Finland: mating disruption and mass ...
Kauppinen, Sanna   +3 more
core  

A continuous model of ant foraging with pheromones and trail formation

open access: yes, 2014
We propose and numerically analyze a PDE model of ant foraging behavior. Ant foraging is a prime example of individuals following simple behavioral rules based on local information producing complex, organized and ``intelligent'' strategies at the ...
Amorim, Paulo
core   +1 more source

Urban Swarms: A new approach for autonomous waste management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Modern cities are growing ecosystems that face new challenges due to the increasing population demands. One of the many problems they face nowadays is waste management, which has become a pressing issue requiring new solutions.
Alfeo, Antonio Luca   +11 more
core   +2 more sources

Analysis of male pheromones that accelerate female reproductive organ development. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2011
Male odors can influence a female's reproductive physiology. In the mouse, the odor of male urine results in an early onset of female puberty. Several volatile and protein pheromones have previously been reported to each account for this bioactivity ...
Kelly A Flanagan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding the Role of Semiochemicals on the Reproductive Behaviour of Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)—A Review

open access: yesAnimals, 2021
The cheetah species (Acinonyx jubatus) is currently listed as vulnerable according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Captive breeding has long since been used as a method of conservation of the species, with the aim to produce
Alexia Tommasi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Odour perception in the codling moth Cydia pomonella L. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
The codling moth, Cydia pomonella L. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is a renowned pest in apple, pear and walnut orchards, and its activities are in large guided by volatile odours as sensory cues.
Ansebo, Lena
core  

INSECT PHEROMONES

open access: yesBiological Reviews, 1967
RESP ...
openaire   +1 more source

Female-induced increase of host-plant volatiles enhance specific attraction of aphid male Dysaphis plantaginea (Homoptera: Aphididae) to the sex pheromone [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
All aphid species studied so far share the same sex pheromone components, nepetalactol and nepetalactone. Variation by different enantiomers and blends of the two components released by different aphid species are limited and can only partially explain ...
Griepink, F.C.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Use of Restricted Nursing and a Bovine Appeasing Substance on the Welfare, Growth Performance, and Response to Vaccination of Beef Calves at Weaning

open access: yesAnimal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
The effects of restricted nursing (RN) and the administration of a bovine appeasing substance (BAS) on days −8 and 0 in relation to weaning were evaluated. Both strategies were effective in improving the growth performance of beef calves. Regarding welfare, BAS ‐especially on day 0‐ was more effective than RN.
Denise E. Mussalafo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A male-produced aggregation-sex pheromone of the beetle Arhopalus rusticus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae, Spondylinae) may be useful in managing this invasive species. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The longhorned beetle Arhopalus rusticus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae, Spondylinae) is a common species in conifer forests of the Northern Hemisphere, but with global trade, it has invaded and become established in New Zealand, Australia, and South America.
McElfresh, J Steven   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

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