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The relative activities of sixteen 2-acylcyclohexane-1,3-diones from the larval mandibular glands ofEphestia (=Anagasta) kuehniella Zeller in causing the parasiteNemeritis (=Venturia) canescens (Grav.) to make oviposition movements are reported.
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Mudd, A., Walters, J.H.H. & Corbet, S.A. Relative kairomonal activities of 2-acylcyclohexane-1,3-diones in eliciting oviposition behavior from parasiteNemeritis canescens (Grav.). J Chem Ecol 10, 1597–1601 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00988427
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