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Aggregation of larvae of the house cricket,Acheta domesticus (L.), by propionic acid present in the excreta

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Acetic, propionic, butyric, isobutyric, valeric, and isovaleric acids have been identified in extracts of the excreta of the house cricket,Acheta domesticus (L.), by gas-liquid chromatography. Solutions of propionic acid applied to filter paper aggregated 1- to 2-week-old larvae, while solutions of acetic, butyric, valeric, and isovaleric acids were without effect.

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  1. Department of Entomology, Macdonald Campus of McGill University, 21,111 Lakeshore Road, H9X lCO, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, P.Q., Canada

    I. E. McFarlane & Elizabeth Steeves

  2. Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Physics, Macdonald Campus of Mc Gill University, 21,111 Lakeshore Road, H9X lCO, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, P.Q., Canada

    I. Alli

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McFarlane, I.E., Steeves, E. & Alli, I. Aggregation of larvae of the house cricket,Acheta domesticus (L.), by propionic acid present in the excreta. J Chem Ecol 9, 1307–1315 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00994799

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