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Volatile fatty acids of frass of certain omnivorous insects

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The frass of the following omnivorous insects reared on natural and artificial diets was analyzed for volatile fatty acids:Blattella germanica, Acheta domesticus, Blaberus discoidalis. Acetic, propionic, isobutyric, butyric, isovaleric, and valeric acids were identified in all frass samples. The possible significance of volatile fatty acids in frass is discussed.

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  1. Department of Entomology, McGill University, 21,111 Lakeshore Road, H9X 1CO, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada

    J. E. McFarlane

  2. Departmerit of Agricultural Chemistry and Physics, McGill University, 21,111 Lakeshore Road, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, H9X 1CO, Québec, Canada

    I. Alli

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McFarlane, J.E., Alli, I. Volatile fatty acids of frass of certain omnivorous insects. J Chem Ecol 11, 59–63 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00987605

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