Scent trailing by virgin females ofPseudococcm calceolariae
- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Chemical Ecology
- Vol. 7 (1) , 85-88
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00988636
Abstract
Virgin females of the citrophilous mealybugPseudococcus calceolariae (Mask.) deposit scent marks as trails on the substrate on which they rest or move. These substances elicit attraction and sexual behavior by conspecific males. The same responses were obtained when males were bioassayed on extracts from filter paper disks on which females had rested. The significance of scent trailing in mealybugs is discussed.Keywords
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