Re: Info request: terpenoids

• To: carolyn@unity.ncsu.edu, forest@nic.funet.fi
• Subject: Re: Info request: terpenoids
• From: Hannu.Saarenmaa@palmu.metla.fi (Hannu Saarenmaa)
• Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 09:29:08 +0200
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> Can anyone provide some information on "terpenes" or "terpenoids", a
> resinous vapor emitted by conifers which is thought to contribute to haze
> in the atmosphere?  
> Carolyn Argentati

As the main chemical defence of conifers aganist bark beetles,
terpenoids have lately been intensively studied by entomologists.

You might want to ask for information from the leader of the
plant/herbivore IUFRO group, Dr. William J. Mattson, Pesticide Research
Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, fax
517-353-5598.

Regards   Hannu Saarenmaa

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