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Semiochemicals of Xylocopa varipuncta, the Valley carpenter bee

Phylum:  Arthropoda
Subphylum:  Uniramia
Class:  Insecta
Order:  Hymenoptera
Family:  Anthophoridae
Subfamily:  Xylocopinae
Genus:  Xylocopa
Tribe:  Xylocopini
Author:  Patton
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Semiochemical(s):

  Andersen JF  1988  J. Chem. Ecol.  14: 1153   
    geranylgeraniol    9 ¦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¦
   		M
¦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¦
   		 
    E,E-farnesal    6 ¦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):

Andersen, J.F., Buchmann, S.L., Weisleder, D., Plattner, R.D., and Minckley, R.L. 1988. Identification of thoracic gland constituents from male Xylocopa spp. Latreille (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae) from Arizona. J. Chem. Ecol. 14:1153-1162.
 
 
Citation: El-Sayed AM 2008. The Pherobase: Database of Insect Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.net>.
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