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Semiochemicals of Plecia nearctica, the Lovebug

Phylum:  Arthropoda
Subphylum:  Uniramia
Class:  Insecta
Order:  Diptera
Family:  Bibionidae
Subfamily:  Pleciinae
Genus:  Plecia
Tribe:  
Author:  Hardy
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Bedoukain RussellIPM

Semiochemical(s):

  Arthurs SP  2012  Fla. Entomol.  95: 559   
    2-phenylacetaldehyde    �Relative ratio of the component�   �(*) indicates that compound is active�   A
�Category of the chemical signal
A -   Attractant
Al -   Allomone
K -   Kairomone
P -   Pheromone
Sy -   Synomone�
   		L
�Source of the chemical signal
F -   Female
H -   Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -   Lure
M -   Male
M&F -   Male and Female
S -   Solider
Q -   Queen
W -   Worker�
  
�Amount
pg -   Picogram
ng -   Nanogram
�g -   Microgram
mg -   Milligram
g -   Gram�
   		 
 
  Cherry RH  1998  Fla. Entomol.  81: 559   
    anethole    �Relative ratio of the component�   �(*) indicates that compound is active�   A
�Category of the chemical signal
A -   Attractant
Al -   Allomone
K -   Kairomone
P -   Pheromone
Sy -   Synomone�
  
�Source of the chemical signal
F -   Female
H -   Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -   Lure
M -   Male
M&F -   Male and Female
S -   Solider
Q -   Queen
W -   Worker�
  
�Amount
pg -   Picogram
ng -   Nanogram
�g -   Microgram
mg -   Milligram
g -   Gram�
   		 
 

Reference(s):

Arthurs, S.P., Tofangsazi, N., Meagher, R.L., and Cherry, R.H. 2012. Attraction of Plecia nearctica (Diptera: Bibionidae) to floral lures containing phenylacetaldehyde. Fla. Entomol. 95:199-201.
 
Cherry, R.H. 1998. Attraction of the lovebug, Plecia nearctica (Diptera: Bibionidae) to anethole. Fla. Entomol. 81:559-562.
 
 
Citation: El-Sayed AM 2025. The Pherobase: Database of Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.com>.
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