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Trans-β-farnesene, Alarm Pheromone of the Green Peach Aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer)

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THE chemical structure of the repellent odour found in the cornicle secretion of the aphid M. persicae1 has been identified as trans-β-farnesene.

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  1. Department of Entomology, Fernald Hall, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 01002

    L. J. EDWARDS

  2. Zoecon Corporation, 975 California Avenue, Palo Alto, California, 94304

    J. B. SIDDALL & L. L. DUNHAM

  3. Chemistry Department, University of Massachusetts,

    P. UDEN

  4. Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, 30601

    C. J. KISLOW

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EDWARDS, L., SIDDALL, J., DUNHAM, L. et al. Trans-β-farnesene, Alarm Pheromone of the Green Peach Aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer). Nature 241, 126–127 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/241126b0

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