Gas chromatogaphic/mass spectrometric methods have been deveioped for tbe analysis of cuticular hydrocarbon waxes from termites, ants and house fies. A combination of eiectron impact, chemical ionization with ethylene oxide, methane and ammonia together with methox y mercuration followed by reductive demercuration, enabled aikane and alkene components of waxes from Reticuiitermes termites, Hypoponera eduardi, Camponotus Vagus, and Catagt'yphis cursor ants and Cailiphora Vomitora house flies to be characterized.
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