Trail pheromones and sex pheromones in termites / David Sillam-Dussès.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sillam-Dussès, David.

Series:

Insects and other terrestrial arthropods : biology, chemistry and behavior series.

Insects and other terrestrial arthropods : biology, chemistry and behavior

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Termites--Endocrinology.

Termites.

Insect sex attractants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (89 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers/Novinka, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Pheromones, secreted by exocrine glands, play a key role in various social activities of termites. Sex pheromones are usually released by one of the imago to attract the opposite sex, whereas trail pheromones are used by workers to mark their path to food. This book discusses information regarding trail pheromones and sex pheromones in termites.

Contents:

Intro

TRAIL PHEROMONES AND SEX PHEROMONES IN TERMITES

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA

CONTENTS

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1: 1. EXOCRINE GLANDS

1.1. THE STERNAL GLAND

1.2. THE TERGAL GLAND

1.3. THE POSTERIOR STERNAL GLANDS

1.4. OTHER GLANDS

1.5. THE EVOLUTION OF THE GLANDS IN TERMITES

Chapter 2: 2. CHEMICAL NATURE OF TRAIL PHEROMONES AND SEX PHEROMONES

2.1. THE ROLES OF THE PHEROMONES

2.2. METHODS FOR PHEROMONE IDENTIFICATION

2.3. THE NATURE OF THE TRAIL PHEROMONES

2.4. THE NATURE OF THE SEX PHEROMONES

2.5. MULTICOMPONENT PHEROMONES

2.6. ACTIVITY THRESHOLD

2.7. THE QUANTITY OF PHEROMONE

2.8. TRAIL PHEROMONES AND PHYLOGENY

Chapter 3: 3. PHEROMONES AND PEST MANAGEMENT

3.1. CONTROL MEASURES

3.2. THE BENEFIT OF PHEROMONES

3.3. PHEROMONES IN PEST MANAGEMENT OF INSECTS

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

INDEX.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61728-723-7

OCLC:

701053865