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Nuptial flight and flight ranges of the imported fire ant, Solenopsis saevissima richteri (Hymenoptera : Formicidae).
- G. Markin, J. Dillier, S. O. Hill, M. Blum, H. R. Hermann
- Biology
- 1971
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- 10
Fundamentals of insect physiology.
- M. Blum
- Biology
- 1985
INSECT PHYSIOLOGY: PROBLEMS IN TERMINOLOGY (M. Blum). Circulatory Systems (J. Woodring). Nutrition and Digestive Organs (J. McFarlane). Excretory Systems (D. Cochran). The Integument (H. Hepburn).… Expand
- 110
- 9
The chemistry of fire ant venom
- J. Macconnell, M. Blum, H. Fales
- Chemistry
- 1971
Abstract Five alkaloids, three trans-2-methyl-6-alkylpiperidines, and two unsaturated analogues, have been identified in the venom of the red form of the fire ant, Solenopsis saevissima. The… Expand
Semiochemical parsimony in the Arthropoda.
- M. Blum
- Biology, Medicine
- Annual review of entomology
- 1996
A wide variety of arthropods have adapted their own semiochemicals to subserve multiple functions in diverse contexts. Semiochemicals, the pheromones and allomones, have been detected in arthropod… Expand
Cuticular hydrocarbons and defensive compounds ofReticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) andR. santonensis (feytaud): Polymorphism and chemotaxonomy
- A. Bagnères, J. Clément, M. Blum, R. Severson, C. Joulie, C. Lange
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of Chemical Ecology
- 1 December 1990
Colonies ofReticulitermes flavipes andR. santonensis were collected from the southeastern United States (Georgia) and the southwest of France (Charente-maritime). Defensive compounds and cuticular… Expand
Biochemical evolution in fire ant venoms
- J. M. Brand, M. Blum, H. Ross
- Biology
- 1 March 1973
Abstract The distribution of 2,6-dialkyl(and alkenyl-)piperidine alkaloids in the venom of fire ant workers of Solenopsis xyloni, S. geminata, S. richteri , and S. invicta has been compared with the… Expand
Citral in stingless bees: isolation and functions in trail-laying and robbing.
- M. Blum, R. Crewe, W. E. Kerr, L. Keith, A. W. Garrison, M. M. Walker
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of insect physiology
- 1 August 1970
Abstract The mandibular gland secretion of workers of the stingless bee Trigona subterranea is dominated by geranial and neral, the two stereoisomers of citral. This terpene is a powerful attractant… Expand