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What are semiochemicals?
What are semiochemicals?
- Chemicals used in pest management
- Chemicals found in food sources
- Chemicals that repel insects
- Chemicals emitted by living organisms that induce a behavioral or physiological response in other individuals (correct)
What do insects use semiochemicals for?
What do insects use semiochemicals for?
- To communicate with other species
- To locate a mate, a host, and a food source, avoid competition, escape natural enemies, and overcome their hosts' natural defense systems (correct)
- To camouflage themselves
- To repel other insects
What are pheromones?
What are pheromones?
- Chemicals used for camouflage
- Chemicals that mediate interaction between individuals within the species or intraspecific interactions (correct)
- Chemicals found in food sources
- Chemicals that repel insects
What do female insects generally produce pheromones for?
What do female insects generally produce pheromones for?
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What are aggregation pheromones?
What are aggregation pheromones?
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