Monday, 15 November 2004 - 8:42 AM
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Quantitative and qualitative variation in the sex pheromone of Cadra cautella

Jeremy D Allison, jalli001@student.ucr.edu and Ring T. Carde, ring.carde@ucr.edu. University of California, Department of Entomology, Riverside, CA

Variation in the amounts and ratio of sex pheromone components of the almond moth, Cadra cautella was studied in females from five age-classes (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 days post-emergence), four different periods of the L:D cycle, fed and unfed 1, 3, and 5 days post-emergence, and at two different rearing temperatures (21 and 26C). A significant effect of age and period of the L:D cycle on the amount and ratio of pheromone components was observed, as well as an interaction between age and nutritional status. No effect of rearing temperature was observed on the amounts or ratio of pheromone components.


Species 1: Lepidoptera Pyralidae Cadra cautella (Almond moth)
Keywords: chemical ecology, reproductive behavior

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