Entomology Collections, Miscellaneous
Date of this Version
1978
Abstract
Sex pheromones isolated from the cuticle of the female tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood, release mating behavior in the malefly at ultra- short range or upon contact with baited decoys. Three active components were iden- tified as 15,19-dimethylheptatriacontane, 17,21-dimethylheptatriacontane, and 15,19,23-trimethylheptatriacontane. Chemical and biological comparisons show that the natural and synthetic compounds are identical.
Comments
Published in Science, New Series, Vol. 201, No. 4357 (Aug. 25, 1978), pp. 750-753.