Department of Chemistry, Cornell University, 14853, Ithaca, New York.
J Chem Ecol. 1991 Apr;17(4):805-9. doi: 10.1007/BF00994202.
The defensive secretion ofTenebrio molitor contains a mixture of 2-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone andm-cresol. The phenol had not previously been detected in the secretion, although some investigators reported presence of 2-ethyl-1,4-benzoquinone as a second component. We failed to detect the latter quinone in secretion samples from three laboratory populations ofT. molitor.
黄粉虫的防御分泌物中含有 2-甲基-1,4-苯醌和间甲酚的混合物。尽管一些研究人员曾报道过 2-乙基-1,4-苯醌是第二种成分，但酚类物质在此分泌物中尚未被检测到。我们未能在来自三个实验室黄粉虫种群的分泌物样本中检测到后一种醌。
