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J Med Entomol

Title:		Trans-beta-farnesene as a feeding stimulant for the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae)
Author(s):		Tesh RB; Guzman H; Wilson ML;
Address:		"Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510"
Journal Title:		J Med Entomol
Year:		1992
Volume:		29
Issue:		2
Page Number:		226 - 231
DOI:		10.1093/jmedent/29.2.226
ISSN/ISBN:		0022-2585 (Print) 0022-2585 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The aphid alarm pheromone, trans-beta-farnesene (TBF), was found to stimulate feeding in both male and female Lutzomyia longipalpis Lutz & Neiva. Four other structurally related compounds (farnesol; 808 farnesene; trans, trans-farnesyl acetate; farnesyl methyl ether) were slightly less stimulating to these insects. The effect of TBF varied with sand fly age and the concentration of the chemical used. In contrast, TBF did not stimulate feeding in either sex of four other sand fly species (L. shannoni Dyar, Phlebotomus papatasi (Scopoli), P. argentipes Annandale & Brunetti, P. perniciosus Newstead). TBF might be useful in enhancing L. longipalpis field collections or in developing a poison bait for the control of this species"
Keywords:		Animals Farnesol/pharmacology Feeding Behavior/drug effects Female Insect Control/*methods Male Pheromones/*pharmacology Psychodidae/*physiology Sesquiterpenes/*pharmacology;
Notes:		"MedlineTesh, R B Guzman, H Wilson, M L eng AI-10984/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/ AI-21049/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/ AI-28528/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/ Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. England 1992/03/01 J Med Entomol. 1992 Mar; 29(2):226-31. doi: 10.1093/jmedent/29.2.226"