Search for a sex pheromone in Triatoma mazzottii (hemiptera: reduviidae)

Hexane extracts of volatile substances from sexually mature male and female Triatoma mazzottii Usinger, collected with cold glass trap ( −10°C) and evaluated in a wind tunnel, demonstrated the absence of a sex pheromone. The females failed to secrete a liquid from the sixth and seventh abdominal sternite.

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Main Authors: Rojas, Julio C. Doctor autor 5426, Ramírez Rovelo, Alfredo autor 22241, Cruz López, Leopoldo Caridad Doctor autor 2083
Format: Texto biblioteca
Language:eng
Subjects:Triatoma mazzottii, Tripanosomiasis, Feromonas sexuales de insectos, Enfermedad de chagas, Entomología médica,
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