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Effectiveness of synthetic versus natural human volatiles as attractants for Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) sensu stricto [PDF]
, 2010 Females of the African malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae Giles sensu stricto, use human volatiles to find their blood-host. Previous work has shown that ammonia, lactic acid, and aliphatic carboxylic acids significantly affect host orientation and ...
Knols, B.G.J. +2 more
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Using Chemical Ecology to Enhance Weed Biological Control
Insects, 2021 In agricultural systems, chemical ecology and the use of semiochemicals have become critical components of integrated pest management. The categories of semiochemicals that have been used include sex pheromones, aggregation pheromones, and plant volatile
Alexander M. Gaffke +3 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 Attractants and repellents are considered to be an environment-friendly approach for pest management. Odorant receptors (ORs), which are located on the dendritic membranes of olfactory sensory neurons in insects, are essential genes for recognizing ...
Jie Yu +7 more
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New sex attractants for 14 boreal forest moth species (Lepidoptera) [PDF]
Nota LepidopterologicaField screening was conducted in subarctic boreal forests of the central Kola Peninsula, northwestern Russia, using eight (Z)-monounsaturated aliphatic compounds associated with moth sex pheromones: (Z)-5-decenyl acetate, (Z)-7-dodecenyl acetate, (Z)-7 ...
Mikhail V. Kozlov
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Sex Attractants for Male Lepidoptera
Agricultural and Biological Chemistry, 1977 About one hundred of unsaturated long straight chain compounds (C10-C18) containing a terminal hydroxyl or acetoxyl group were synthesized and their attractiveness to male Lepidoptera were tested in various environments. In this screening test, male insects of ninety- three species which belong to fifteen families were attracted specifically.
ANDO, Tetsu +3 more
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Sex, Drugs & Rock'n'Roll: Psychological, Legal and Cultural Examinations of Sex and Sexuality [PDF]
, 2010 One topic is guaranteed to polarise any group that discusses it, and that is sex. What other word is guaranteed to make the person you say it to hot and bothered?
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Research Progress of Insect Odorant Receptors
Guangdong nongye kexue, 2022 For insects, olfaction is an important signal input source for their behavioral perception. There are many kinds of proteins involved in the process of odor recognition, and they play a leading role in regulating feeding, swarming, mating, oviposition ...
Quanmei QI, Qiurong LI
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Acta Biologica SibiricaA small collection of five clearwing moths (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae) collected using artificial sex attractants in the vicinity of Ordubad, Nikhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan, is presented and illustrated. Four species, viz.
Oleg G. Gorbunov +4 more
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Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2016 Synanthedon myopaeformis (Borkhausen, 1789) (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) is a prominent pest of commercial apple orchards in Europe. the sex pheromones of S. myopaeformis and food attractants based on apple juice, beer and red wine were evaluated as tools for
František Kocourek, Jitka Stará
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Chemical communication via pheromones is considered the oldest and most widespread form of communication in nature. However, the way that the enormous diversity of species-specific pheromones evolved is still of debate.
Lea C. Böttinger, Johannes Stökl
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