title: Aggregation of larvae of the house cricket,Acheta domesticus (L.), by propionic acid present in the excreta.
abstract: Acetic, propionic, butyric, isobutyric, valeric, and isovaleric acids have been identified in extracts of the excreta of the house cricket,Acheta domesticus (L.), by gas-liquid chromatography. Solutions of propionic acid applied to filter paper aggregated 1- to 2-week-old larvae, while solutions of acetic, butyric, valeric, and isovaleric acids were without effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Macdonald Campus of McGill University, 21,111 Lakeshore Road, H9X lCO, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, P.Q., Canada.
authors.forename: I E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: McFarlane
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Steeves
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Alli