Volatile Chemicals of Adults and Nymphs of the Eucalyptus Pest, Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Heteroptera: Thaumastocoridae)

Figure 2

Typical gas chromatogram of a Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Heteroptera: Thaumastocoridae) exuvial extract. Numbers (1–6) correspond, respectively, to benzaldehyde, hexanoic acid, octanal, (E)-2-octenal, octanoic acid, and decanal. Extracts were analyzed on a Shimadzu GC MS-QP 2010; the internal standard (IS) was tridecane.