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J Chem Ecol

Title:		Contemporary frontiers in insect semiochemical research
Author(s):		Tumlinson JH;
Address:		"Insect Attractants, Behavior, and Basic Biology Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 32604, Gainesville, Florida"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1988
Volume:		14
Issue:		11
Page Number:		2109 - 2130
DOI:		10.1007/BF01014253
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Recent advances in analytical chemistry coupled with more definitive behavioral analyses have allowed more rigorous identification of many insect pheromones. This, in turn, has increased our understanding of the roles of pheromones in mediating insect behavior. Other semiochemicals that mediate insect behavior include those that enable parasitic and predatory insects to locate their hosts or prey. These may be produced by the host insects or by the plant on which they feed. Additionally, there are pheromones and plant-produced seminochemicals that regulate insect oviposition, a critical phase in the life cycle of insects. The challenge to chemists and biologists is to explore these areas to find new environmentally safe methods to control insect pests. One of the newer strategies used to investigate these semiochemicals is the study of the biochemistry of pheromone production and semiochemical perception in insects. These types of studies may reveal weak links in these systems that can be exploited to develop new, more effective and environmentally safe control methods"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINETumlinson, J H eng 1988/11/01 J Chem Ecol. 1988 Nov; 14(11):2109-30. doi: 10.1007/BF01014253"