Research Article

Age-related and Individual Variation in Male Piezodorus hybneri (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) Pheromones

Table 1

Individual variation of pheromone titer and extraction from Piezodorus hybneri males.

MaleDays of first detectionPheromone emission (μg) Amount extracted at 16 d (μg)
Daily maximum15-16 dSum (1–16 d)

15-60.910.092.9112.07
24-53.200.5814.5427.49
34-50.750.264.2210.51
45-61.811.5112.4148.81
55-60.310.000.620.00
60.000.00
75-60.090.09
84-50.321.03
93-41.030.295.685.18
103-43.470.5018.6227.02

Average1.320.466.01 18.73