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Semiochemicals of Sitobion avenae, the Grain aphid

Phylum:  Arthropoda
Subphylum:  Uniramia
Class:  Insecta
Order:  Homoptera
Family:  Aphididae
Subfamily:  Aphidinae
Genus:  Sitobion
Tribe:  Aphidini
Author:  Fabricius
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Semiochemical(s):

  Francis F  2005  J. Appl. Entomol.  129: 6   
    E-beta-farnesene    100 ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦   P
¦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¦
   		Alarm pheromone 
 
  Lilley R  1995  Chemoecology  6: 43   
    4aS7S7aR-nepetalactone    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦   P
¦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¦
   		 
 
  Dawson GW  1982  J. Chem. Ecol.  8: 1111   
    E-beta-farnesene    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦   A
¦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¦
   		 
 
  Nault LR  1974  Entomol. Exp. Appl.  17: 455   
    E-beta-farnesene    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦   P
¦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¦
   		Alarm pheromone 
 

Reference(s):

Francis, F., Vandermoten, S., Verheggen, F., Lognay, G., and Haubruge, E. 2005. Is the (E)-beta-farnesene only volatile terpenoid in aphids? J. Appl. Entomol. 129:6-12.
 
Lilley, R., Hardie, J., Merritt, L.A., Pickett, J.A., Wadhams, L.J., and Woodcock, C.M. 1995. The sex pheromone of the grain aphid, Sitobion avenae (Fab.) (Homoptera, Aphididae). Chemoecology. 6:43-46.
 
Dawson, G.W., Griffiths, D.C., Pickett, J.A., Smith, M.C., and Woodcock, C.M. 1982. Improved preparation of (E)-beta-farnesene and its activity with economically important aphids. J. Chem. Ecol. 8:1111-1117.
 
Nault, L.R., and Bowers, W.S. 1974. Multiple alarm pheromones in aphids. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 17:455-457.
 
 
Citation: El-Sayed AM 2008. The Pherobase: Database of Insect Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.net>.
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