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Semiochemicals of Zootermopsis nevadensis, the Nevada termite

Phylum:  Arthropoda
Subphylum:  Uniramia
Class:  Insecta
Order:  Isoptera
Family:  Termopsidae
Subfamily:  Termopsinae
Genus:  Zootermopsis
Tribe:  Termopsini
Author:  Hagen
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Semiochemical(s):

  Rosengaus RB  2004  Insectes Soc.  51: 259   
    caproic acid    ¦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¦
  
¦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¦
   		Sternal gland 
 
  Karlson P  1968  J. Insect Physiol.  14: 1763   
    caproic acid    ¦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¦
  
¦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¦
   		Trail pheromone 
 

Reference(s):

Rosengaus, R.B., Traniello, J.F.A., Lefebvre, M.L., and Maxmen, A.B. 2004. Fungistatic activity of the sternal gland secretion of the dampwood termite Zootermopsis angusticollis. Insectes Soc. 51:259-264.
 
Karlson, P., Lüscher, M., and Hummel, H. 1968. Extraktion und biologische biologische auswertung des spurpheromons der termite Zootermopsis nevadensis. J. Insect Physiol. 14:1763-1771.
 
 
Citation: El-Sayed AM 2008. The Pherobase: Database of Insect Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.com>.
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