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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.
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
* Means within a column followed by different letters are significantly different (p<0.05, Kruskal-Wallis tests).
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