| development of semiochemical attractants for monitoring bean seed beetle, bruchus rufimanus. | background: bruchus rufimanus is a serious pest of field beans. the objective here was to develop a semiochemical-baited trapping system to facilitate monitoring of the pest. results: volatile compounds that were electrophysiologically active with the antennae of b. rufimanus females were identified from headspace samples of vicia faba flowers and from male b. rufimanus. selected headspace samples and synthetic compounds were tested in olfactometer bioassays. the semiochemicals were then formula ... | 2011 | 21538800 |