Investigation of male sex pheromone in rice hispa Dicladispa Armigera (Oliv.) (coleoptera:chrysomelidae) | Health & Environmental Research Online (HERO)

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HERO ID

8405862

Reference Type

Journal Article

Title

Investigation of male sex pheromone in rice hispa Dicladispa Armigera (Oliv.) (coleoptera:chrysomelidae)

Author(s)

Deka, M; Hazarika, LK

Year

1997

Volume

Issue

Page Numbers

24-25

Language

English

Abstract

Female's responses towards the virgin males (8-day-old), crude n-hexane and acetone extracts of the males were found to be non-significant (P=0.05). Hence, male sex pheromone was not involved in the sexual communicating system of rice hispa, Dicladispa armigera.

Keywords

Acetone; Male sex pheromone; N-hexane; Olfactometer; Rice hispa