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Identification of a new predaceous stink bug pheromone and its attractiveness to the eastern yellowjacket

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Males ofPodisus fretus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) release a long-range attractant pheromone containing linalool (49.0%), (E)-2-hexenal (34.5%), benzyl alcohol (12.0%), nerolidol (2.0%),α-terpineol (1.1%), and traces of several other compounds. The eastern yellowjacket,Vespula maculifrons (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), is attracted to artificial pheromones forP. fretus and for the sympatric species,Podisus maculiventris.

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  1. Insect Physiology Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Bldg. 467, BARC-East, 20705, Beltsville, Maryland, USA

    J. R. Aldrich, W. R. Lusby & J. P. Kochansky

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The authors thank Mr T.J. Henry of the USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory and Dr J.E. McPherson, Southern Illinois University, for examining the pentatomid species and Dr A.S. Menke, USDA-SEL, for determining the yellowjacket species. We also thank S. Wilzer for technical assistance. Mention of a company name does not imply endorsement by the US Department of Agriculture.

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Aldrich, J.R., Lusby, W.R. & Kochansky, J.P. Identification of a new predaceous stink bug pheromone and its attractiveness to the eastern yellowjacket. Experientia 42, 583–585 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01946714

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