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J. Malcolm Cherrett
Publications - 2
Citations - 99
J. Malcolm Cherrett is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Trail pheromone & Acromyrmex octospinosus. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 98 citations.
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The major component of the trail pheromone of the leaf-cutting ant,Atta sexdens rubropilosa forel
John H. Cross,Russell C. Byler,Uzi Ravid,Robert M. Silverstein,Stephen W. Robinson,Paul M. Baker,João Sabino De Oliveira,Alan R. Jutsum,J. Malcolm Cherrett +8 more
TL;DR: The major component of the trail pheromone of the South American leaf-cutting ant, Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel, is 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine, and methyl and ethyl phenylacetate and methyl 4-methylpyrrole-2-carboxylate were identified and may be minor components.
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Trail pheromone of the leaf-cutting ant,Acromyrmex octospinosus (Reich), (Formicidae: Myrmicinae).
TL;DR: The most active component of the trail pheromone of the leafcutting ant,Acromyrmex octospinosus, is methyl 4-methylpyrrole-2-carboxylate (I), while two pyrazine isomers are present but inactive.