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October 1, 1968The Canadian Entomologist

Studies of Physiologically Active Arthropod Secretions: I Evidence for a Sex Pheromone in Femalevitula Edmandsae(lepidoptera: Phycitidae)

John Weatherston Jean E. Percy

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Abstract

Evidence is presented for the presence of a sex attractant in femaleVitula edmandsae(Packard). The ability of the virgin female to attract the male varies with age, reaching a maximum 2 days after emergence. The pheromone-producing gland is a ring-shaped structure formed by modification of the epidermal cells in the intersegmental membrane between the eighth and ninth abdominal segments.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9cd32faf16e621cd76e77f https://doi.org/10.4039/ent1001065-10

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