Extracts of the odiferous glands and cuticular hydrocarbons of the lesser mealworm were analyzed to determine their potential role as aggregation pheromones. Hexane washes of the cuticle were taken and whole glands were dissected from mated and unmated adult insects at ages 1,3,5,7,9,12 and 15 d. Samples were analyzed using column chromatography and gas chromatography. Fractions were subjected to olfactometer bioassays to determine biological activity.
Species 1: Coleoptera Tenebrionidae Alphitobius diaperinus (lesser mealworm, darkling beetle)
Keywords: poultry pest, aggregation pheromone
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