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The turnip aphid,Lipaphis (Hyadaphis) erysimi, responds weakly to (E)-β-farnesene, the main component of the alarm pheromone, but the response is substantially increased by incorporating plant-derived isothiocyanates, identified in aphid volatiles by coupled gas chromatography-single-cell recording.
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Dawson, G.W., Griffiths, D.C., Pickett, J.A. et al. Plant-derived synergists of alarm pheromone from turnip aphid,Lipaphis (Hyadaphis) erysimi (Homoptera, Aphididae). J Chem Ecol 13, 1663–1671 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00980207
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