Geranial: the alarm pheromone in the nymphal stage of the oribatid mite, Nothrus palustris.
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.
Shimano
Satoshi
S
Department of Soil Zoology, Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Yokohama National University, Japan. satoshis@affrc.go.jp
Sakata
Tomoyo
T
Mizutani
Yoshikatsu
Y
Kuwahara
Yasumasa
Y
Aoki
Jun-ichi
J
D000080462:Acyclic Monoterpenes; D000818:Animals; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007536:Isomerism; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development; D008925:Mites / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D009758:Nymph / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D010675:Pheromones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors
D000080462:Acyclic Monoterpenes; D039821:Monoterpenes; D010675:Pheromones; C007076:citral