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J Chem Ecol

Title:		"Evidence for mediation of two releaser pheromones in the aggregation behavior of the gregarious desert locust,Schistocerca gregaria (forskal) (Orthoptera: Acrididae)"
Author(s):		Obeng-Ofori D; Torto B; Hassanali A;
Address:		"ICIPE, P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1993
Volume:		19
Issue:		8
Page Number:		1665 - 1676
DOI:		10.1007/BF00982299
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The response of nymphal and adult gregarious phase desert locust,Schistocerca gregaria, to a choice of two columns of air, one permeated with airborne volatiles emanating from nymphs or adults and the other untreated, was investigated in a single-chamber bioassay arena. The nymphs, whether released individually or in groups, preferred to be within the precinct of the air column treated with airborne volatiles of the nymphs but were indifferent to volatiles of the adults. Conversely, older adults responded only to their own volatiles but not to those of the nymphs or young adults. The young adults were responsive only to volatiles of the older adults. Charcoal-trapped volatiles from the nymphs and the adults reproduced the effect of living locusts. These results indicate that there are two different aggregation pheromones inS. gregaria: a juvenile pheromone produced by nymphs and an adult pheromone specific to adults"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEObeng-Ofori, D Torto, B Hassanali, A eng 1993/08/01 J Chem Ecol. 1993 Aug; 19(8):1665-76. doi: 10.1007/BF00982299"