Defensive secretion of Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

A. B. Attygalle, C. L. Blankespoor, J. Meinwald, T. Eisner

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Abstract

The defensive secretion of Tenebrio molitor contains a mixture of 2-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone and m-cresol. The phenol had not previously been detected in the secretion, although some investigators reported presence of 2-ethyl-1,4-benzoquinone as a second component. We failed to detect the latter quinone in secretion samples from three laboratory populations of T. molitor.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)805-809
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Chemical Ecology
Volume17
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1991

Keywords

  • 2-Methyl-1,4-benzoquinone
  • Coleoptera
  • Tenebrio molitor
  • Tenebrionidae
  • defensive glands
  • m-cresol

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