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PHEROMONE EFFECTS OF CIS-9 LONG CHAIN ALKENES ON THE COMMON HOUSE FLY — AN IMPROVED SEX ATTRACT ANT COMBINATION

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Ajai Mansingh ,
Robert W. Steele ,
B. N. Smallman ,
Otto Meresz  and
Cecilia Mozogai
Ajai Mansingh
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
Robert W. Steele
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontari
B. N. Smallman
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
Otto Meresz
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontari
Cecilia Mozogai
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontari
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Abstract

The effects on the house fly, Musca domestica (L.), of a series of cis-9 alkenes containing 19–25 carbon atoms were investigated. An unexpectedly wide spectrum of these homologous hydrocarbons showed biological activity. Synergism and interesting changes in behavioural responses (excitement, mating, and orientation) varying with structure and concentration were observed.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 104 , Issue 12 , December 1972 , pp. 1963 - 1965
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1972

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