Olfactory behavior of red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) towards natural fatty acid esters.

Karan, Singh and Rangaswamy, J. R. and Majumder, S. K. and Singh, K. (1985) Olfactory behavior of red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) towards natural fatty acid esters. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 11 (4). pp. 495-500.

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Abstract

The olfactory responses of Tribolium castaneum to methyl and ethyl esters of C14-C18 fatty acids prepared from tallow were studied. Methyl octadecanoate and ethyl octadecanoate discouraged aggregation of adult beetles. Ethyl 9,12-octadecadienoate acted as a repellent. Methyl pentadecanoate and ethyl tetradecanoate induced copulation at the level of 5 X 102 and 2 X 103

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	fatty-acid-esters; responses-; repellents-; induction-; copulation-; stored-products; biology-; agricultural-entomology
Subjects:	500 Natural Sciences and Mathematics > 04 Chemistry and Allied Sciences > 17 Fatty Acid Chemistry 600 Technology > 03 Agriculture > 05 Insect/Pest Control
Divisions:	Food Protectants and Infestation Control
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	23 Mar 2018 04:44
Last Modified:	23 Mar 2018 04:44
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/8456

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