Geranyl hexanoate, the female-produced pheromone of Agriotes sordidus Illiger (Coleoptera: Elateridae) and its activity on both sexes

Toth, M., Furlan, L., Vuts, J., Szarukan, I., Ujvary, I., Yatsynin, V. G., Tolasch, T. and Francke, W. 2015. Geranyl hexanoate, the female-produced pheromone of Agriotes sordidus Illiger (Coleoptera: Elateridae) and its activity on both sexes. Chemoecology. 25, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00049-014-0170-5

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Using dynamic headspace collections for bacterial volatile sampling

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Novakova, B., Caulfield, J. C., Withall, D., Birkett, M. A., Vuts, J. and Thomas, G. 2024. Using dynamic headspace collections for bacterial volatile sampling. protocols.io https://doi.org/dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.kqdg3q4eev25/v1

Characterisation of aphid antixenosis in aphid-resistant ancestor wheat, Triticum monococcum

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Borg, A. N., Vuts, J., Caulfield, J. C., Withall, D. M., Foulkes M. J. and Birkett, M. A. 2024. Characterisation of aphid antixenosis in aphid-resistant ancestor wheat, Triticum monococcum. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8380

Solvent Extraction of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Tubing to Capture Volatile Organic Compounds from the Headspace and the Rhizosphere

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Thomas, G., Mohan-Kumar, A., Borg, A., Caulfield, J. C., Birkett, M. A. and Vuts, J. 2024. Solvent Extraction of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Tubing to Capture Volatile Organic Compounds from the Headspace and the Rhizosphere. protocols.io https://doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.eq2lyjmqrlx9/v1

Novel pheromone-mediated reproductive behaviour in the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus

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Harvey, D. J., Vuts, J., Hooper, A. M., Caulfield, J. C., Finch, P., Gange, A. C., Chapman, J., Birkett, M. A. and Pickett, J. A. 2024. Novel pheromone-mediated reproductive behaviour in the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus. Scientific Reports. 14, p. 6037. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55985-8

Solvent extraction of PDMS tubing as a new method for the capture of volatile organic compounds from headspace

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Thomas, G., Caulfield, J. C., Nikolaeva-Reynolds, L.R., Birkett, M. A. and Vuts, J. 2024. Solvent extraction of PDMS tubing as a new method for the capture of volatile organic compounds from headspace. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 50, pp. 85-99. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-024-01469-y

The Optimal Choice of Trap Type for the Recently Spreading Jewel Beetle Pests Lamprodila festiva and Agrilus sinuatus (Coleoptera, Buprestidae)

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Matula, E., Bozsik, G., Muskovits, J., Ruszák, C., Jávorszky, L., Bonte, J., Paulin, M., Vuts, J., Fail, J., Tóth, Á., Egri, Á., Tóth, M. and Imrei, Z. 2023. The Optimal Choice of Trap Type for the Recently Spreading Jewel Beetle Pests Lamprodila festiva and Agrilus sinuatus (Coleoptera, Buprestidae). Insects. 14 (12), p. 961. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14120961

Chemical cues from beetle larvae trigger proliferation and virulence of a plant pathogen

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Cambon, M., Thomas, G., Caulfield, J. C., Crampton, M., Doonan, J. M., Hussain, U., Denman, S., Vuts, J. and McDonald, J. E. 2023. Chemical cues from beetle larvae trigger proliferation and virulence of a plant pathogen. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.11.21.568124

Effects of root inoculation of entomopathogenic fungi on olfactory-mediated behavior and life-history traits of the parasitoid Aphidius ervi (Haliday) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

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Wilberts, L., Vuts, J., Caulfield, J. C., Thomas, G., Withall, D., Wackers, F., Birkett, M. A., Jacquemyn, H. and Lievens, B. 2023. Effects of root inoculation of entomopathogenic fungi on olfactory-mediated behavior and life-history traits of the parasitoid Aphidius ervi (Haliday) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Pest Management Science. 80 (2), pp. 307-316. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7762

A semiochemical view of the ecology of the seed beetle Acanthoscelides obtectus Say (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae)

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Vuts, J., Powers, S. J., Venter, E. and Szentesi, A. 2023. A semiochemical view of the ecology of the seed beetle Acanthoscelides obtectus Say (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae). Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. 184 (1), pp. 19-36. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12862

Catches of Euxoa tritici in pheromone traps for Anarsia lineatella are due to the presence of (Z)-5-decenyl acetate as an impurity

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Nagy, A., Szarukan, I., Bohman, B., Szanyi, S., Kozak, L., Szilagyi, A., Imrei, Z., Vuts, J., Matula, E., Varga, Z. and Toth, M. 2023. Catches of Euxoa tritici in pheromone traps for Anarsia lineatella are due to the presence of (Z)-5-decenyl acetate as an impurity. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 171 (11), pp. 821-827. https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.13356

Small volatile lipophilic molecules induced belowground by aphid attack elicit a defensive response in neighbouring un-infested plants

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Cascone, P., Vuts, J., Birkett, M. A., Rasmann, S., Pickett, J. A. and Guerrieri, E. 2023. Small volatile lipophilic molecules induced belowground by aphid attack elicit a defensive response in neighbouring un-infested plants. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14, p. 1154587. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1154587

L-DOPA functions as a plant pheromone for belowground anti-herbivory communication

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Cascone, P., Vuts, J., Birkett, M. A., Dewhirst, S. Y., Rasmann, S, Pickett, J. A. and Guerrieri, E. 2023. L-DOPA functions as a plant pheromone for belowground anti-herbivory communication. Ecology Letters. 26 (3), pp. 460-469. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14164

Impact of endophytic colonization by entomopathogenic fungi on the behavior and life history of the tobacco peach aphid Myzus persicae var. nicotianae

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Vuts, J., Wilberts, L., Caulfield, J. C., Thomas, G., Birkett, M. A., Herrera-Malaver, B., Verstrepen, K. J., Sobhy, I. S., Jacquemyn, H. and Lievens, B. 2022. Impact of endophytic colonization by entomopathogenic fungi on the behavior and life history of the tobacco peach aphid Myzus persicae var. nicotianae. PLOS ONE. 17 (9), p. e0273791. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273791

Development of a Synthetic Floral Lure for Pollen Beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)

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Vuts, J., Szarukan, I., Marczali, Z., Csonka, E. B., Nagy, A., Szilagyi, A. and Toth, M. 2022. Development of a Synthetic Floral Lure for Pollen Beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae). Acta Phytopathologica Entomologica Hungarica. 57 (1), pp. 67-77. https://doi.org/10.1556/038.2022.00144

Differences in colour preference among pollen beetle species (Coleoptera - Nitidulidae)

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Vuts, J., Szarukan, I., Marczali, Z., Balintne Csonka, E., Szilagyi, A., Imrei, Z., Nagy, A. and Toth, M. 2022. Differences in colour preference among pollen beetle species (Coleoptera - Nitidulidae). Journal of Applied Entomology. 146 (3), pp. 301-309. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.12969

Development of a Phytochemical-Based Lure for the Dried Bean Beetle Acanthoscelides obtectus Say (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

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Vuts, J., Szanyi, Sz., Szanyi, K., Koenig, L., Nagy, A., Imrei, Z., Birkett, M. A. and Toth, M. 2021. Development of a Phytochemical-Based Lure for the Dried Bean Beetle Acanthoscelides obtectus Say (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-021-01305-7

Bumblebee electric charge stimulates floral volatile emissions in Petunia integrifolia but not in Antirrhinum majus

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Montgomery, C., Vuts, J., Woodcock, C. M., Withall, D., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A. and Robert, D. 2021. Bumblebee electric charge stimulates floral volatile emissions in Petunia integrifolia but not in Antirrhinum majus. Naturwissenschaften - The Science of Nature. 108 (44). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-021-01740-2

Sex Pheromone of the Alfalfa Plant Bug, Adelphocoris lineolatus: Pheromone Composition and Antagonistic Effect of 1- Hexanol (Hemiptera: Miridae)

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Koczor, S., Vuts, J., Caulfield, J. C., Withall, D., Sarria, A. L. F., Pickett, J. A., Birkett, M. A., Csonka, E. B. and Toth, M. 2021. Sex Pheromone of the Alfalfa Plant Bug, Adelphocoris lineolatus: Pheromone Composition and Antagonistic Effect of 1- Hexanol (Hemiptera: Miridae). Journal of Chemical Ecology. 47, pp. 525-533. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-021-01273-y

Identification and application of bacterial volatiles to attract a generalist aphid parasitoid from laboratory to greenhouse assays

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Goelen, T., Vuts, J., Sobhy, I., Wackers, F., Caulfield, J. C., Birkett, M. A., Rediers, H., Jacquemyn, H. and Leivens, B. 2020. Identification and application of bacterial volatiles to attract a generalist aphid parasitoid from laboratory to greenhouse assays. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6102

Novel use of PDMS tubing for in-soil capture of plant natural products

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Vuts, J., Magalhaes, D. M., Morgana-Leal-Soares, A., Ratnayaka, A., Caulfield, J. C. and Birkett, M. A. 2020. Novel use of PDMS tubing for in-soil capture of plant natural products. Journal Of Chromatography B. 1161, p. 122451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchromb.2020.122451

Identification of semiochemicals from cowpea, Vigna unguiculata, for low-input management of the Legume Pod Borer, Maruca vitrata

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Osei-Owusu, J., Vuts, J., Caulfield, J. C., Woodcock, C. M., Withall, D., Hooper, A. M., Osafo-Acquaah, S. and Birkett, M. A. 2020. Identification of semiochemicals from cowpea, Vigna unguiculata, for low-input management of the Legume Pod Borer, Maruca vitrata. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 46, pp. 288-298. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-020-01149-7

Developing a non-sticky trap design for monitoring jewel beetles

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Imrei, Z., Lohonyai, Z., Muskovits, J., Matula, E., Vuts, J., Fail, J., Gould, P. J. L., Birkett, M. A., Toth, M. and Domingue, M.J. 2019. Developing a non-sticky trap design for monitoring jewel beetles. Journal of Applied Entomology. pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.12727

In search of co-attractants for cetoniin scarabs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae): identification and preliminary field evaluation of volatiles from fermenting apple

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Vuts, J., Lohonyai, Z., Imrei, Z., Balintne Csonka, E., Birkett, M. A. and Toth, M. 2019. In search of co-attractants for cetoniin scarabs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae): identification and preliminary field evaluation of volatiles from fermenting apple. Acta Phytopathologica Entomologica Hungarica. 54 (2), pp. 229-242. https://doi.org/10.1556/038.54.2019.020

Benzaldehyde: an alfalfa-related compound for the spring attraction of the pest weevil Sitona humeralis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

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Lohonyai, Zs., Vuts, J., Karpati, Zs., Koczor, S., Domingue, M.J., Fail, J., Birkett, M. A., Toth, M. and Imrei, Z. 2019. Benzaldehyde: an alfalfa-related compound for the spring attraction of the pest weevil Sitona humeralis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Pest Management Science. 75 (12), p. 3153–3159. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.5431

The Addition of a Pheromone to a Floral Lure Increases Catches of Females of the Click Beetle Agriotes ustulatus (Schaller) (Coleoptera: Elateridae)

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Toth, M., Furlan, L., Szarukan, I., Nagy, A., Vuts, J., Toshova, T., Velchev, D., Lohonyai, Z. and Imrei, Z. 2019. The Addition of a Pheromone to a Floral Lure Increases Catches of Females of the Click Beetle Agriotes ustulatus (Schaller) (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Journal of Chemical Ecology. 45 (8), p. 667–672. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-019-01087-z

The multitrophic nature of acute oak decline chemical ecology

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Vuts, J., Sarria, A. L. F., Caulfield, J. C., Plummer, S., Denman, S. and Birkett, M. A. 2018. The multitrophic nature of acute oak decline chemical ecology. Forest Insects and their Allies Newsletter. 2018 (4), p. 2.

Host shift induces changes in mate choice of the seed predator Acanthoscelides obtectus via altered chemical signalling

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Vuts, J., Woodcock, C. M., Koenig, L., Powers, S. J., Pickett, J. A., Szentesi, A. and Birkett, M. A. 2018. Host shift induces changes in mate choice of the seed predator Acanthoscelides obtectus via altered chemical signalling. PLOS ONE. 13 (11), p. e0206144. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206144

Environmentally vulnerable noble chafers exhibit unusual pheromone-mediated behaviour

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Harvey, D. J., Vuts, J., Hooper, A. M., Finch, P., Woodcock, C. M., Caulfield, J. C., Kadej, M., Smolis, A., Withall, D., Henshall, S., Pickett, J. A. and Birkett, M. A. 2018. Environmentally vulnerable noble chafers exhibit unusual pheromone-mediated behaviour. PLOS ONE. 13 (11), p. e0206526. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206526

Female Responses to Synthetic Pheromone and Plant Compounds in Agriotes brevis Candeze (Coleoptera: Elateridae)

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Vuts, J., Furlan, L. and Toth, M. 2018. Female Responses to Synthetic Pheromone and Plant Compounds in Agriotes brevis Candeze (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Journal of Insect Behavior. 31 (1), pp. 106-117. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10905-018-9668-y

Isolation and identification of floral attractants from a nectar plant for the dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae)

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Vuts, J., Woodcock, C. M., Caulfield, J. C., Powers, S. J., Pickett, J. A. and Birkett, M. A. 2018. Isolation and identification of floral attractants from a nectar plant for the dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae). Pest Management Science. 74 (9), pp. 2069-2075. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.4903

Conspecific and Heterogeneric Lacewings Respond to (Z)-4-Tridecene Identified from Chrysopa formosa (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)

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Koczor, S., Szentkiralyi, F., Vuts, J., Caulfield, J. C., Withall, D. M., Pickett, J. A., Birkett, M. A. and Toth, M. 2018. Conspecific and Heterogeneric Lacewings Respond to (Z)-4-Tridecene Identified from Chrysopa formosa (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology. 44 (2), pp. 137-146. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-017-0920-2

Leaf volatile patterns of oak decline problems: opportunities for control via chemical ecology

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Vuts, J., Caulfield, J. C., Plummer, S., Denman, S., Pickett, J. A. and Birkett, M. A. 2017. Leaf volatile patterns of oak decline problems: opportunities for control via chemical ecology. Forest Insects and their Allies Newsletter. 2017 (3), p. 2.

Responses of Pseudovadonia livida adults to olfactory and visual cues

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Toshova, T. B., Subchev, M., Abaev, V., Vuts, J., Imrei, Z., Koczor, S., Galli, Z., van de Ven, R. and Toth, M. 2016. Responses of Pseudovadonia livida adults to olfactory and visual cues. Bulletin of Insectology. 69 (2), pp. 161-172. https://doi.org/N/A

Responses of the two-spotted oak buprestid, Agrilus biguttatus (Coleoptera:Buprestidae) to host tree volatiles

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Vuts, J., Woodcock, C. M., Sumner, M. E., Caulfield, J. C., Reed, K., Inward, D. J. G., Leather, S. R., Pickett, J. A., Birkett, M. A. and Denman, S. 2016. Responses of the two-spotted oak buprestid, Agrilus biguttatus (Coleoptera:Buprestidae) to host tree volatiles. Pest Management Science. 72 (4), pp. 845-851. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.4208

Pheromone bouquet of the dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus (Col.: Chrysomelidae), now complete

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Vuts, J., Francke, W., Mori, K., Zarbin, P. H. G., Hooper, A. M., Millar, J. G., Pickett, J. A., Toth, M., Chamberlain, K., Caulfield, J. C., Woodcock, C. M., Troger, A. G., Balintne Csonka, E. and Birkett, M. A. 2015. Pheromone bouquet of the dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus (Col.: Chrysomelidae), now complete. European Journal Of Organic Chemistry. 22 (22), pp. 4843-4846. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201500196

Multiple roles of a male-specific compound in the sexual behavior of the dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus

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Vuts, J., Powers, S. J., Caulfield, J. C., Pickett, J. A. and Birkett, M. A. 2015. Multiple roles of a male-specific compound in the sexual behavior of the dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 41, pp. 287-293. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-015-0560-3

Semiochemistry of Scarabaeoidea

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Vuts, J., Imrei, Z., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A., Woodcock, C. M. and Toth, M. 2014. Semiochemistry of Scarabaeoidea. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 40, pp. 190-210. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-014-0377-5

Development of a female attractant for the click beetle pest Agriotes brevis

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Vuts, J., Furlan, L., Csonka, E. B., Woodcock, C. M., Caulfield, J. C., Mayon, P., Pickett, J. A., Birkett, M. A. and Toth, M. 2014. Development of a female attractant for the click beetle pest Agriotes brevis. Pest Management Science. 70 (4), pp. 610-614. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.3589

Attraction of Lygus rugulipennis and Adelphocoris lineolatus to synthetic floral odour compounds in field experiments in Hungary (Heteroptera: Miridae)

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Vuts, J., Koczor, S. and Toth, M. 2012. Attraction of Lygus rugulipennis and Adelphocoris lineolatus to synthetic floral odour compounds in field experiments in Hungary (Heteroptera: Miridae). Journal of Pest Science. 85, pp. 239-245. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-012-0422-5

Agriotes proximus and A. lineatus (Coleoptera: Elateridae): a comparative study on the pheromone composition and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene sequence

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Vuts, J., Tolasch, T., Furlan, L., Bálintné Csonka, É., Felföldi, T., Márialigeti, K., Toshova, T., Subchev, M., Xavier, A. and Tóth, M. 2012. Agriotes proximus and A. lineatus (Coleoptera: Elateridae): a comparative study on the pheromone composition and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene sequence. Chemoecology. 22 (1), pp. 23-28. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00049-011-0091-5

Field catches of oxythyrea cinctella using visual and olfactory cues

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Vuts, J., Kaydan, M. B., Yarimbatman, A. and Toth, M. 2012. Field catches of oxythyrea cinctella using visual and olfactory cues. Physiological Entomology. 37 (1), pp. 92-96. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3032.2011.00820.x

Development of female-targeted attractant in two Agriotes click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae)

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Vuts, J., Furlan, L., Csonka, E., Woodcock, C. M., Caulfield, J., Mayon, P., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A. and Toth, K. 2011. Development of female-targeted attractant in two Agriotes click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Abstracts Ento' 11 Symposium on Chemical Ecology: Reception, Detection and Deception, Chatham, 7-9 September 2011 . pp. 63

Electrophysiological responses and field attraction of the grey corn weevil, Tanymecus (Episomecus) dilaticollis Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to synthetic plant volatiles

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Toshova, T. B., Velchev, D. I., Subchev, M. A., Toth, M., Vuts, J., Pickett, J. A. and Dewhirst, S. Y. 2010. Electrophysiological responses and field attraction of the grey corn weevil, Tanymecus (Episomecus) dilaticollis Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to synthetic plant volatiles. Chemoecology. 20, pp. 199-206. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00049-010-0051-5