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Which compound is the sex pheromone of the American cockroach?
AMuscalure
BPeriplanone-B
CDisparlure
DBombykol
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Periplanone-B
Periplanone-B is the sesquiterpene sex attractant first isolated from virgin females.
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