The sex pheromone of the yellow scale,
Aonidiella citrina (Coquillett), was isolated from airborne collections and found to be (
E)-3,9-dimethyl-6-isopropyl-5,8-decadien-1-yl acetate.
Key words Sex pheromone - yellow scale -
Aonidiella citrina
- Homoptera - Diaspididae
Aonidiella citrina (Coquillett) (Homoptera: Diaspididae).
This research was supported by a USDA cooperative research grant.