Defensive secretion of Therea petiveriana: chemical identification and evidence of an alarm function.
The volatile constituents of the supposed defensive secretions of the glandular pouches of the adults of both sexes of the cockroach Therea petiveriana have been shown to contain N-3-methylbutylacetamide (MBA) and N-3-methylbutylpropanamide (MBP), which represented 60% of the volatile fraction. The other 40% included acidic, aromatic, and aldehydic compounds. Behavioral experiments demonstrated that the secretion acts as an alarm pheromone for adults.
Farine
Jean-Pierre
JP
Université de Bourgogne, CNRS, UMR 5548 Dijon, France. Jean-Pierre.Farine@u-bourgogne.fr
Semon
Etienne
E
Everaerts
Claude
C
Abed
Dehbia
D
Grandcolas
Philippe
P
Brossut
Remy
R
D000818:Animals; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D003058:Cockroaches / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010675:Pheromones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D014835:Volatilization
D010675:Pheromones