Insect Sex Pheromones

1st Edition - November 12, 2012
Author: Martin Jacobson
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 3 1 4 3 9 - 9
eBook ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 5 2 4 1 - 9

Insect Sex Pheromones is a revised and expanded edition of the book ""Insect Sex Attractants"" and covers greater discoveries in the field of sex pheromones. It is discovered that… Read more

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Insect Sex Pheromones is a revised and expanded edition of the book ""Insect Sex Attractants"" and covers greater discoveries in the field of sex pheromones. It is discovered that many sex pheromones are sexually excitatory rather than attractive. This discovery prompted the substitution of the more accurate and encompassing term ""pheromones"" for the term ""attractants"" in the title of this edition. Composed of 13 chapters, this book has chapters that cover the occurrence in female and production in male of sex pheromones in various insect species. The insect orders considered include Acarina, Orthoptera, Hemiptera, Homoptera, Diptera, Isoptera, Neuroptera, Siphonaptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Trichoptera, and Mecoptera. The following chapter discusses pheromones produced by one sex that lure to assemble for mating. This book goes on discussing the anatomy and physiology of scent glands of male and female insects; the attractant perception mechanism; and the behavioral and electrophysiological responses of insects to sex pheromones. Other chapters are devoted to the influence of several factors on the presence of chemical sex attraction or excitation in any insect. The concluding chapters deal with the collection, isolation, identification, synthesis, and analysis of sex pheromones. This book will greatly appeal to research and economic entomologists, insect physiologists, chemists, and ecologists.

PrefaceChapter I Introduction TextChapter II Occurrence of Sex Pheromones in the Female Acarina Orthoptera Hemiptera Homoptera Diptera Isoptera Neuroptera Siphonaptera Coleoptera Hymenoptera LepidopteraChapter III Sex Pheromones Produced by Males Acarina Orthoptera Hemiptera Trichoptera Coleoptera Hymenoptera Diptera Lepidoptera MecopteraChapter IV Pheromones Produced by One Sex That Lure Both Sexes (Assembling or Aggregating Scents) Orthoptera Hemiptera ColeopteraChapter V Anatomy and Physiology of the Production Glands In Females Orthoptera Lepidoptera Coleoptera Hemiptera (Homoptera) Hymenoptera Diptera In Males Orthoptera Lepidoptera Coleoptera Hemiptera (Heteroptera) Diptera MecopteraChapter VI The Mechanism of Attractant Perception TextChapter VII Responses to Sex Pheromones Behavioral Responses Acarina Orthoptera Hemiptera Diptera Coleoptera Hymenoptera Lepidoptera Electrophysiological ResponsesChapter VIII Influence of Age of the Insect on Production of and Response to Sex Pheromones Orthoptera Hemiptera (Heteroptera) Hemiptera (Homoptera) Lepidoptera Coleoptera Hymenoptera Neuroptera DipteraChapter IX Influence of Time of Day on Sex Pheromone Production and Mating Orthoptera Lepidoptera Coleoptera Hymenoptera DipteraChapter X Collection, Isolation, and Identification of Sex Pheromones Collection Isolation Identification Acarina Orthoptera Hemiptera Lepidoptera Coleoptera Hymenoptera DipteraChapter XI Synthesis of the Sex Pheromones TextChapter XII Sex Attractants in Insect Survey TextChapter XIII Sex Pheromones in Insect Control TextBibliographySubject Index