ARTIFICIAL TERMITE EGG HAVING B-GLUCOSIDASE AS TERMITE EGG RECOGNITION PHEROMONE, AND CONTROL OF TERMITES USING THE SAME

摘要

The present invention provides a mimetic egg comprising ²-glucosidase, a salt thereof, a biological fragment thereof or a ²-glucosidase-related peptide as an egg recognition pheromone in its base materialmimicking an egg of a insect pests, particularly a termite, a method for exterminating and controlling insect pests, and a tool for a biological study using the same.