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Females of the pink bollworm moth,Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders), scent marked the substrate to which they were clinging with the extended pheromone gland during nocturnal pheromonereleasing periods. Scent marks were deposited on both natural (cotton leaf) and atypical (glass) substrates. In both situations, the scent marks elicited attraction responses from conspecific males.
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Colwell, A.E., Shorey, H.H., Baumer, P. et al. Sex pheromone scent marking by females ofPectinophora gossypiella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). J Chem Ecol 4, 717–721 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00990282
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