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A sex pheromone was obtained from extracts of adult virgin female abdomens of the potato tuberworm,Phthorimaea operculella. A biological assay method was devised to test males for optimal responsiveness to the pheromone under varying conditions. Chemical analyses of pheromone extracts were initiated using gas chromatograph-mass spectrometry.
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Hindenlang, D.M., McLaughlin, J.R., Guiliano, R.M. et al. A sex pheromone in the potato tuberworm moth,Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller): Biological assay and preliminary chemical investigation. J Chem Ecol 1, 465–473 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00988587
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