A simple method for analysis of insect cuticular hydrocarbons
- 1 December 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Chemical Ecology
- Vol. 16 (12) , 3263-3276
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00982097
Abstract
Cuticular hydrocarbons from tiny pieces of insect cuticle can be analyzed directly by gas chromatography without solvent. The cuticle, sealed in a glass capillary, is introduced into the heated injector area of a gas Chromatograph, and the glass capillary crushed after heating for 4 min. Linked gas chromatography-mass spectrometry can be performed on selected parts of individual insects, such as an antenna, leg, or abdominal sclerite, to give qualitative and quantitative analysis of the substances on a small area of the body.Keywords
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