Pheromonal Communication in the European House Dust Mite, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus

Pheromonal Communication in the European House Dust Mite, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus

Despite the sanitary importance of the European house dust mite Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Trouessart, 1897), the pheromonal communication in this species has not been sufficiently studied. Headspace analysis using solid phase micro extraction (SPME) revealed that nerol, neryl formate, pentadec...

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Main Authors: Johannes L.M. Steidle, Elena Barcari, Marc Hradecky, Simone Trefz, Till Tolasch, Cornelia Gantert, Stefan Schulz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-08-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
chemical communication
aggregation pheromones
sexual pheromones
alarm pheromones
tritonymphs
house dust mite pest control
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/5/3/639

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