ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Dendroctonus brevicomis
;
exo-brevicomin
;
frontalin
;
myrcene
;
attractant
;
pheromone
;
pheromone production
;
pest management
;
bark beetle
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Three parameters are described for estimating the natural occurrence of chemically defined insect pheromones: (1) the rate and duration of release by the insect, (2) the density of the pheromone-emitting insect population in both time and space, and (3) dispersal and degradation rates of the chemicals. Each of these parameters, except dispersal, was estimated for a population ofDendroctonus brevicomis LeC, and its three component attractive pheromones. A single generation of 610,000 beetles, believed to comprise the entire population in a 65-km2 forest, was estimated to have released 0.78, 3.7, and 370.5 g of frontalin,exo-brevicomin, and myrcene, respectively, within a 30-day period.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00987925
