Geranial: the alarm pheromone in the nymphal stage of the oribatid mite, Nothrus palustris

Satoshi Shimano; Tomoyo Sakata; Yoshikatsu Mizutani; Yasumasa Kuwahara; Jun-ichi Aoki

doi:10.1023/a:1020517319363

Geranial: the alarm pheromone in the nymphal stage of the oribatid mite, Nothrus palustris

J Chem Ecol. 2002 Sep;28(9):1831-7. doi: 10.1023/a:1020517319363.

Authors

Satoshi Shimano¹, Tomoyo Sakata, Yoshikatsu Mizutani, Yasumasa Kuwahara, Jun-ichi Aoki

Affiliation

¹ Department of Soil Zoology, Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Yokohama National University, Japan. satoshis@affrc.go.jp

PMID: 12449509
DOI: 10.1023/a:1020517319363

Abstract

The presence of an alarm pheromone was demonstrated in the deutonymphal stage of the oribatid mite, Nothruspalustris (C. L. Koch). The active principle was identified as 3,7-dimethyl-(E)-2,6-octadienal, geranial, and was shown to be active at doses of 10-100 ng. This is the first such pheromone identified in oribatid mites.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acyclic Monoterpenes
Animals
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Isomerism
Larva / growth & development
Mites / chemistry
Mites / metabolism*
Monoterpenes / chemistry
Monoterpenes / isolation & purification
Monoterpenes / metabolism*
Monoterpenes / pharmacology
Nymph / chemistry
Nymph / metabolism
Pheromones / chemistry
Pheromones / metabolism*
Time Factors

Substances

Acyclic Monoterpenes
Monoterpenes
Pheromones
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