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Semiochemicals of Genus Cryptocercus

Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Uniramia
Class: Insecta
Order: Dictyoptera
Family: Cryptocercidae
Subfamily: Polyphaginae
Tribe: 
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Semiochemical(s):

Cryptocercus punctulatus Brunner
 
               Le Quere JL  1991  J. Chem. Ecol.  17: 811   
    4me6me8me-7,9-undecadien-5-ol    ¦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
µg -   Microgram
mg -   Milligram
g -   Gram¦
   		Tergal gland 
 
 
Reference(s):

Le Quere, J.L., Brossut, R., Nalepa, C.A., and Bonnard, O. 1991. Isolation and identification of 4,6,8-trimethyl-7,9-undecadien-5-ol, a female-specific compound, in tergal gland secretion of Cryptocercus punctulatus Scudder (Dictyoptera: Cryptocercidae). J. Chem. Ecol. 17:811-821.
 

 
Citation: El-Sayed AM 2008. The Pherobase: Database of Insect Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.com>.
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