Study on some sex phromone aspects of Attagenus fasciatus (thunberg) (Dermestidae: coleoptera) | ||
| Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. C, Physiology and Molecular Biology | ||
| Article 7, Volume 2, Issue 2, December 2010, Pages 55-60 PDF (147.87 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/eajbsc.2010.16263 | ||
| Author | ||
| Mahmoud F. Ali | ||
| Dept. of Zool., Faculty of Science, Minia Uinv., El- Minia, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Virgin females of Attagenus fasciatus, (Thunberg) produce a sex pheromone. The females begin pheromone release at 5-10 days age and the release continues with the same level at all older ages. Male response is associated with pheromone release. The pheromone is released after 50-80 minutes from the onset of the photophase (12:12 L:D) and continues for 4.5 hr. with a peak level after 2 hr and 50 minutes for one and half hour. Starvation does not affect either pheromone release or male response. Mating strongly reduces pheromone release. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Attagenus fasciatus; sex pheromone; Age; daytime; Starvation; mating | ||
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