Abstract
Hexanal, isolated from a whole animal extract of the flesh fly,Sarcophaga bullata, attracts over 65% of the females tested with no apparent effect on males.
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Girard, J.E., Germino, F.J., Budris, J.P. et al. Pheromone of the male flesh fly,Sarcophaga bullata . J Chem Ecol 5, 125–130 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00987693
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