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The Role of the Hydrocarbon α-Farnesene in the Behaviour of Codling Moth Larvae and Adults

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Over the past two decades, studies of the behaviour of phytophagous insects have increasingly emphasized the role of chemical cues in mediating the relationship between the insect and the food- or host-plant. Nevertheless, the isolation and identification of the plant-derived chemicals involved in various behavioural responses, particularly those perceived as odours, has proceeded slowly. This may be accounted for by two major factors. Firstly, in recent years much effort has been directed towards the elucidation of the chemical nature and behavioural activity of insect sex pheromones and sex attractants. Secondly, the task of designing critical bioassays for specific behavioural responses has become increasingly difficult as the variety of information the insect receives from the plant and the multiplicity of its responses to these have become more evident. Moreover, a single chemical can evoke several responses from a single insect depending very largely upon the physical state of the former and the physiological state of the latter.

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    O. R. W. Sutherland, R. F. N. Hutchins & C. H. Wearing

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Sutherland, O.R.W., Hutchins, R.F.N., Wearing, C.H. (1974). The Role of the Hydrocarbon α-Farnesene in the Behaviour of Codling Moth Larvae and Adults. In: Barton Browne, L. (eds) Experimental Analysis of Insect Behaviour. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-86666-1_18

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