title: Geranial: the alarm pheromone in the nymphal stage of the oribatid mite, Nothrus palustris.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Soil Zoology, Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Yokohama National University, Japan. satoshis@affrc.go.jp
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimano
authors.forename: Tomoyo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: Yoshikatsu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mizutani
authors.forename: Yasumasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuwahara
authors.forename: Jun-ichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aoki
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000080462:Acyclic Monoterpenes; D039821:Monoterpenes; D010675:Pheromones; C007076:citral