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The presence of an alarm pheromone was demonstrated in the deutonymphal stage of the oribatid mite, Nothrus palustris (C. L. Koch). The active principle was identified as 3,7-dimethyl-(E)-2,6-octadienal, geranial, and was shown to be active at doses of 10–100 ng. This is the first such pheromone identified in oribatid mites.
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Shimano, S., Sakata, T., Mizutani, Y. et al. Geranial: The Alarm Pheromone in the Nymphal Stage of the Oribatid Mite, Nothrus palustris . J Chem Ecol 28, 1831–1837 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020517319363
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