2-Alkyl-3-methoxypyrazines are potent attractants of florivorous scarabs (Melolonthidae, Cyclocephalini) associated with economically exploitable Neotropical palms (Arecaceae).
Artur Campos Dália MaiaGeanne Karla Novais SantosEduardo Gomes GonçalvesDaniela Maria do Amaral Ferraz NavarroLuis Alberto Nuñez-AvellanedaPublished in: Pest management science (2018)
The identification of MPs as potent kairomones could prove instrumental in integrated pest management plans for these insects in emerging oil-yielding crops in South America, including those of the wine palm (Att. butyracea) and macaw palms (Acrocomia spp.). © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.