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Specificity Of The Trail Pheromones Of Four Species Of Fire Ants, D. P. Jouvenaz, C. S. Lofgren, D. A. Carlson, W. A. Banks
Specificity Of The Trail Pheromones Of Four Species Of Fire Ants, D. P. Jouvenaz, C. S. Lofgren, D. A. Carlson, W. A. Banks
Entomology Papers from Other Sources
The species specificity of trail pheromones of fire ants, Solenopsis spp., has been studied by Wilson (1962; Anim. Behav. 10: 137-47) and Barlin, Blum, and Brand (1976; J, Insect Physiol. 22: 839-44). Our study, stimulated by taxonomic advances since Wilson's work and conducted concurrently with that of Barlin et al., is presented here to confirm and supplement the latters' observations, and to report some differences in results.
Sex Pheromone Of The Tsetse Fly: Isolation, Identification, And Synthesis Of Contact Aphrodisiacs, D. A. Carlson, P. A. Langley, P. Huyton
Sex Pheromone Of The Tsetse Fly: Isolation, Identification, And Synthesis Of Contact Aphrodisiacs, D. A. Carlson, P. A. Langley, P. Huyton
Entomology Papers from Other Sources
Sex pheromones isolated from the cuticle of the female tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood, release mating behavior in the malefly at ultra- short range or upon contact with baited decoys. Three active components were iden- tified as 15,19-dimethylheptatriacontane, 17,21-dimethylheptatriacontane, and 15,19,23-trimethylheptatriacontane. Chemical and biological comparisons show that the natural and synthetic compounds are identical.
Genetic Method For The Preferential Elimination Of Females Of Anopheles Albimanus, J. A. Seawright, P. E. Kaiser, D. A. Dame, C. S. Lofgren
Genetic Method For The Preferential Elimination Of Females Of Anopheles Albimanus, J. A. Seawright, P. E. Kaiser, D. A. Dame, C. S. Lofgren
Entomology Papers from Other Sources
Recent field experiments demonstrated the possibility of using the sterile male method for the control of Anopheles albimanus Wiedemann, the most impor- tant vector of human malaria in Central America. Until now there was no practical method for excluding females from the releases of sterile males. A genetic method was developed for the preferential elimination of females during any of the four life stages. This genetic sexing system utilizes propoxur (o-isopropoxyphenyl methyl- carbamate) susceptibility as a recessive conditional lethal, a T(Y:2R) translocation, and an In(2R) inversion. The propoxur resistance allele (dominant) was linked to the Y chromosome via a radiation-induced …