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AGGREGATION OF THE CONFUSED FLOUR BEETLE, TRIBOLIUM CONFUSUM (COLEOPTERA: TENEBRIONIDAE), ELICITED BY FUNGAL TRIGLYCERIDES1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

A. N. Starratt  and
S. R. Loschiavo
A. N. Starratt
Affiliation:
Research Institute, Canada Department of Agriculture, London, Ontario
S. R. Loschiavo
Affiliation:
Research Station, Canada Department of Agriculture, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Abstract

Triglycerides of Nigrospora sphaerica which elicit aggregation of adult confused flour beetles were separated according to their degree of unsaturation by chromatographic methods. Several fractions showed activity. The largest and most active fraction consisted of monounsaturated triglycerides of which the major component was oleodipalmitin. Triglycerides from three other fungi showed varied levels of activity.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 104 , Issue 5 , May 1972 , pp. 757 - 759
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1972

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