title: Behavior of the lesser grain borerRhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) : Male-produced aggregation pheromone attracts both sexes.
abstract: Adult males of the lesser grain borer,Rhyzopertha dominica (F.), produce a pheromone that attracts both sexes. The volatiles from males collected on filter paper or Porapak-Q were attractive in two laboratory bioassays. The mating behavior is described and the function of the phen infested with the borer.
authors.affiliation: Stored Product and Household Insects Laboratory, AR, SEA, USDA Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin, 53706, Madison, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khorramshahi
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Burkholder