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Article: Scientists at University of Foggia discuss research in stored products research.
- Article from:
- Journal of Technology
- Article date:
- August 4, 2009
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According to recent research from Foggia, Italy, "Theocolax elegans (Westwood) is a pteromalid wasp that parasitizes immature stages of stored-grain insect pests. In a previous study, uninfested wheat kernels and their hexane extracts were shown to be attractive to the adult wasps."
"To contribute to the understanding of the olfactory basis of the host-habitat recognition, the electroantennographic (EAG) responses of both sexes of T. elegans to a range of volatile compounds previously identified from grains of various cereals were recorded. All compounds tested elicited measurable EAG responses. The largest EAG amplitudes were evoked by 2-octanone, 1-hexanol, ...