Sex attractant of the grass grub beetle.
The sex attractant produced by adult females of the grass grub beetle Costelytra zealandica (White) has been isolated and identified as phenol. Field tests with phenol-water mixtures were attractive to male beetles in particular.
D000818:Animals; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D001517:Coleoptera; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010636:Phenols / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010675:Pheromones / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D010636:Phenols; D010675:Pheromones