Pheromone study on acarid mites VI : Demonstration and isolation of an aggregation pheromone in Lardoglyphus konoi Sasa et Asanuma

Abstract

An aggregation pheromone was demonstrated in an acarid mite, Lardoglyphus konoi. This aggregation pheromone was extracted and isolated from the mite. The active compound was found to function as the aggregation pheromone not only in con-species but also in other three related species of mites, Carpoglyphus lactis, Aleuroglyphus ovatus, and Tyrophagus putrescentiae.