Attraction of Aphodius tasmaniae Hope to skatole
GO Osborne, DR Penman and RB Chapman
Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
26(5) 839 - 841
Published: 1975
Abstract
Skatole (3-methylindole) has been shown to be a chemical attractant for the Tasmanian grass grub beetle Aphodius tasmaniae. There is a similarity in responses by this insect to skatole and to light. This suggests that unfed gravid females will respond positively to both light and dung.https://doi.org/10.1071/AR9750839
© CSIRO 1975