Abstract
The major volatile chemical constituents present in the scent glands of the bronze orange bug ( Musgraevia sulciventris) and the larger horned citrus bug ( Biprorulus bibax) have been identified by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. The amount of trans-2-octenyl acetate present in M. sulciventris showed considerable seasonal variation but no evidence was found to support the postulated rôle of this compound as a sex pheromone in these insects.
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