TY - JOUR
T1 - Trans-beta-farnesene as a feeding stimulant for the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera
T2 - Psychodidae).
AU - Tesh, R. B.
AU - Guzman, H.
AU - Wilson, M. L.
PY - 1992/3
Y1 - 1992/3
N2 - The aphid alarm pheromone, trans-beta-farnesene (TBF), was found to stimulate feeding in both male and female Lutzomyia longipalpis Lutz & Neiva. Four other structurally related compounds (farnesol; 808 farnesene; trans, trans-farnesyl acetate; farnesyl methyl ether) were slightly less stimulating to these insects. The effect of TBF varied with sand fly age and the concentration of the chemical used. In contrast, TBF did not stimulate feeding in either sex of four other sand fly species (L. shannoni Dyar, Phlebotomus papatasi (Scopoli), P. argentipes Annandale & Brunetti, P. perniciosus Newstead). TBF might be useful in enhancing L. longipalpis field collections or in developing a poison bait for the control of this species.
AB - The aphid alarm pheromone, trans-beta-farnesene (TBF), was found to stimulate feeding in both male and female Lutzomyia longipalpis Lutz & Neiva. Four other structurally related compounds (farnesol; 808 farnesene; trans, trans-farnesyl acetate; farnesyl methyl ether) were slightly less stimulating to these insects. The effect of TBF varied with sand fly age and the concentration of the chemical used. In contrast, TBF did not stimulate feeding in either sex of four other sand fly species (L. shannoni Dyar, Phlebotomus papatasi (Scopoli), P. argentipes Annandale & Brunetti, P. perniciosus Newstead). TBF might be useful in enhancing L. longipalpis field collections or in developing a poison bait for the control of this species.
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U2 - 10.1093/jmedent/29.2.226
DO - 10.1093/jmedent/29.2.226
M3 - Article
C2 - 1495034
AN - SCOPUS:0026827425
SN - 0022-2585
VL - 29
SP - 226
EP - 231
JO - Journal of medical entomology
JF - Journal of medical entomology
IS - 2
ER -