Title: | "Sexually dimorphic setiferous sex patch in the male red flour beetle,Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae): Site of aggregation pheromone production" |
Author(s): | Faustini DL; Burkholder WE; Laub RJ; |
Address: | "Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University, 43210, Columbus, Ohio" |
ISSN/ISBN: | 0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Evidence for the existence of a male-produced aggregation pheromone secreted from the prothoracic femoral setiferous sex patch ofTribolium castaneum is reported. Both sexes were attracted toca. 60 ng of crude secretion. Males and females perceive the pheromone on the day of emergence while perception differs between the sexes: male response reaches a maximum on day 1 posteclosion, when tested at <1, 1, and 30 days; females show a maximum response at 30 days posteclosion. Behavioral responses to pheromone odors and a complex Chromatographic profile are reported" |
Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINEFaustini, D L Burkholder, W E Laub, R J eng 1981/03/01 J Chem Ecol. 1981 Mar; 7(2):465-80. doi: 10.1007/BF00995769" |