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J Chem Ecol

Title:		Determining pheromone content of hairpencils from individual virgin males ofPseudaletia unipuncta (Haw.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Author(s):		Fitzpatrick SM; Miller D; Weatherston I; McNeil JN;
Address:		"Departement de biologie, Universite Laval, G1K 7P4, Quebec, Canada"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1985
Volume:		11
Issue:		2
Page Number:		207 - 215
DOI:		10.1007/BF00988203
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Levels of benzaldehyde recovered from virginPseudaletia unipuncta (Haw.) males were not influenced by (1) the time hairpencils remained in the solvent (1-72 hr), (2) anesthetization or agitation of males prior to excision of hairpencils, or (3) the time (photophase or scotophase) that hairpencils were excised. Thus the interindividual variability observed is not a methodological artifact. Most males had similar concentrations in both hairpencils, although in some cases only one hairpencil contained pheromone. In one case, a male with partially extruded hairpencils had no benzaldehyde at all. Neither pupal weight nor hairpencil length proved to be reliable indicators of pheromone content"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEFitzpatrick, S M Miller, D Weatherston, I McNeil, J N eng 1985/02/01 J Chem Ecol. 1985 Feb; 11(2):207-15. doi: 10.1007/BF00988203"