Pheromones and Semiochemicals of Melanotus communis (Coleoptera: Elateridae), the Corn wireworm

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Semiochemicals of Melanotus communis, the Corn wireworm

Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Uniramia
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Elateridae
Subfamily:	Elaterinae
Genus:	Melanotus
Tribe:	Melanotini
Author:	Gyllenhal

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Semiochemical(s):

Williams L

2019

Sci. Rep.

16197

delta13-14Ac

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

P �Category of the chemical signal

A -	Attractant
Al -	Allomone
K -	Kairomone
P -	Pheromone
Sy -	Synomone�

F �Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Charleston, USA

Reference(s):

Williams III, L., Serrano, J.M., Johnson, P.J., and Millar, J.G. 2019. 13-Tetradecenyl acetate, a female-produced sex pheromone component of the economically important click beetle Melanotus communis (Gyllenhal) (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Sci. Rep. 9:16197.

Citation: El-Sayed AM 2024. The Pherobase: Database of Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.com>.
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