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Semiochemicals of Mastotermes darwiniensis, the Australian termite

Phylum:  Arthropoda
Subphylum:  Uniramia
Class:  Insecta
Order:  Isoptera
Family:  Mastotermitidae
Subfamily:  Rhinotermitinae
Genus:  Mastotermes
Tribe:  
Author:  Froggatt
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Semiochemical(s):

  Reinhard J  2002b  Sociobiology  39: 213   
    hydroquinone    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦  
¦Category of the chemical signal
A -   Attractant
Al -   Allomone
K -   Kairomone
P -   Pheromone
Sy -   Synomone¦
  
¦Source of the chemical signal
F -   Female
H -   Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -   Lure
M -   Male
M&F -   Male and Female
S -   Solider
Q -   Queen
W -   Worker¦
  
¦Amount
pg -   Picogram
ng -   Nanogram
µg -   Microgram
mg -   Milligram
g -   Gram¦
   		Phagostimulant 
 
  Reinhard J  2002a  J. Chem. Ecol.  28: 1   
    hydroquinone    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦  
¦Category of the chemical signal
A -   Attractant
Al -   Allomone
K -   Kairomone
P -   Pheromone
Sy -   Synomone¦
  
¦Source of the chemical signal
F -   Female
H -   Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -   Lure
M -   Male
M&F -   Male and Female
S -   Solider
Q -   Queen
W -   Worker¦
  
¦Amount
pg -   Picogram
ng -   Nanogram
µg -   Microgram
mg -   Milligram
g -   Gram¦
   		Phagostimulant 
 
  Moore BP  1968a  J. Insect Physiol.  14: 33   
    1,4-benzoquinone    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦   Al
¦Category of the chemical signal
A -   Attractant
Al -   Allomone
K -   Kairomone
P -   Pheromone
Sy -   Synomone¦
  
¦Source of the chemical signal
F -   Female
H -   Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -   Lure
M -   Male
M&F -   Male and Female
S -   Solider
Q -   Queen
W -   Worker¦
  
¦Amount
pg -   Picogram
ng -   Nanogram
µg -   Microgram
mg -   Milligram
g -   Gram¦
   		Defense substance 
    toluquinone    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦    
¦Source of the chemical signal
F -   Female
H -   Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -   Lure
M -   Male
M&F -   Male and Female
S -   Solider
Q -   Queen
W -   Worker¦
  
¦Amount
pg -   Picogram
ng -   Nanogram
µg -   Microgram
mg -   Milligram
g -   Gram¦
   		 
 

Reference(s):

Reinhard, J., Lacey, M.J., and Lenz, L. 2002b. Application of the natural phagostimulant hydroquinone in bait systems for termite management (Isoptera). Sociobiology. 39:213-229.
 
Reinhard, J., Lacey, M.J., Ibarra, F., Schröder, F.C., Kaib, M., and Lenz, L. 2002a. Hydroquinone: a general phagostimulating pheromone in termites. J. Chem. Ecol. 28:1-14.
 
Moore, B.P. 1968a. Studies on the chemical composition and function of the cephalic gland secretion in Australian termites. J. Insect Physiol. 14:33-39.
 
 
Citation: El-Sayed AM 2008. The Pherobase: Database of Insect Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.net>.
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