title: Necrodols: Anti-insectan terpenes from defensive secretion of carrion beetle (Necrodes surinamensis).
abstract: Two compounds recently isolated from the defensive gland ofNecrodes surinamensis, α-and β-necrodol, first representatives of a new category of monoterpenes (the necrodanes), are shown to be repellent to ants and other insects and irritating to cockroaches and flies. The compounds doubtless play a defensive role inNecrodes. The possible long-range applied significance of research on insect repellents is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Section of Neurobiology and Behavior, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eisner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Deyrup
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meinwald