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Following the plume: Development of a pheromone-based monitoring and management program for Coleophora deauratella (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)
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The reliance of moths on pheromone-mediated communication for mate location makes sex pheromones ideal candidates for exploitation in integrated pest management (IPM) programs. Pheromones make sensitive tools that can detect invasive species at low population densities and in new habitats. The...
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Plasticity in response to semiochemicals as part of a reproductive diapause syndrome in a long-lived moth, Caloptilia fraxinella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
DownloadSpring 2014
In Lepidoptera that exhibit a delay in mating, response to semiochemicals associated with mating may be plastic, to optimize timing of reproductive events with appropriate environmental conditions. This thesis examines male response to female sex pheromone and male and female response to host...