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Table 4. Mean amounts (ng ± SD) and ratios of pheromone components in tissue extracts of H. zea virus-infected and control virgin females.
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| Insects |
N |
Compounds |
Ratios of |
Z7 and Z9-16:Ald |
Z11-16:Ald |
Z11-16:Ald/Z7 and Z9-16:Ald |
| Control females |
8 |
0.9 ± 0.24 a* |
26.3 ± 11.3 a |
28.8 ± 7.1 a |
| Infected females |
8 |
5.3 ± 2.80 b |
185 ± 91.8 a |
35.3 ± 7.0 a |
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* Means within a column followed by different letters are significantly different (p<0.05, Kruskal-Wallis tests).
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