NOVEL ATTRACTANTS OF GALLERIA-MELLONELLA L (LEPIDOPTERA-PYRALIDAE-GALLERIINAE)

Authors
TURKER L TOGAN I ERGEZEN S OZER M
Citation
L. Turker et al., NOVEL ATTRACTANTS OF GALLERIA-MELLONELLA L (LEPIDOPTERA-PYRALIDAE-GALLERIINAE), Apidologie, 24(4), 1993, pp. 425-430
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture,Entomology
Journal title
Apidologie → ACNP
ISSN journal
00448435
Volume
24
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
425 - 430
Database
ISI
SICI code
0044-8435(1993)24:4<425:NAOGL(>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Various synthetic esters were tested for their attractiveness to femal es of Galleria mellonella in comparison with n-nonanal, a component of the sex pheromone of Galleria mellonella. It has been shown that meth yl octanoate, ethyl octanoate and methyl decanoate attract females. Pa rticularly, methyl octanoate is as effective as n-nonanal in bioassay and could be a potential pest control agent.