Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2841112 | Journal of Insect Physiology | 2009 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
GC/MS analysis confirmed that neocembrene is the major component of the trail pheromone in the three species of the termite genus Prorhinotermes (P. simplex, P. canalifrons, P. inopinatus). In addition, EAG and GC-EAD experiments with P. simplex strongly suggest that dodecatrienol is a quantitatively minor component but a qualitatively important component of this trail pheromone. Trail-following bioassays confirmed the two-component nature of the trail pheromone. This is the first report of the use of the GC-EAD for the identification of trail pheromone in termites. These original results underline once again the special phylogenetic status of the Prorhinotermitinae among Rhinotermitidae.
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Authors
David Sillam-Dussès, Blanka Kalinová, Pavel Jiroš, Anna Březinová, Josef Cvačka, Robert Hanus, Jan Šobotník, Christian Bordereau, Irena Valterová,