The Production of Sex Pheromone in Lady Beetles Is Conditioned by Presence of Aphids and Not by Mating Status
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DOI: 10.1007/s10886-020-01197-z
Abstract: Female Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) produce a sex pheromone to attract males. In the present study, we tested two hypotheses: (i) production of sex pheromone in H. axyridis is conditioned by perception of prey in… read more here.
Keywords: sex pheromone; production sex; pheromone; lady beetles ... See more keywords