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Enhanced production of aggregation pheromones in four stored-product coleopterans feeding on methoprene-treated oats

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Production of aggregation pheromones by maleOryzaephilus surinamensis, O. mercator, Cryptolestes ferrugineus, andTribolium castaneum was enhanced by feeding on methoprene-treated oats, implicating juvenile hormone in control of pheromone production. Methoprene application to control insects in stored food products may cause enhanced pheromone production by these insects, thus drawing additional beetles into the treated product.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, V5A 1S6, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

    A. M. Pierce, H. D. Pierce Jr, J. H. Borden & A. C. Oehlschlager

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Acknowledgments. We thank Dr. G. B. Staal of Zoëcon Corp. for a generous gift of methoprene. Particular thanks are due to J. Dodic for technical assistance. Research funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the Science Council of British Columbia.

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Pierce, A.M., Pierce, H.D., Borden, J.H. et al. Enhanced production of aggregation pheromones in four stored-product coleopterans feeding on methoprene-treated oats. Experientia 42, 164–165 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01952448

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