Synthetic Communications

Facile Synthesis of Mill Moth's Sex Pheromone Components

G Hornyánszky, J Rohály, L Novak

Index: Hornyanszky, Gabor; Rohaly, Janos; Novak, Lajos Synthetic Communications, 2008 , vol. 38, # 10 p. 1533 - 1540

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Abstract

Mediterranean flour or mill moth (Ephestia kuehniella, Zeller) is a worldwide pest, particularly of flour, stored grain, and fruit. Together with the grain moth (Ephestia elutella, Hübner) and Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella, Hübner) it is the main moth pest of cereal storage, flour and groutmills, and bakeries and shops.1–6 View all references Most stored foods may be attacked by these insects and contaminated by the faecal material and bodies of them. Among the ...