Abstract: | In this paper, chemical defense behavior of insect was preliminary studied, Carabus augustus regarding as experimental insects. The defensive gland of Carabus augustus composed of secretary, reservoir, reaction chamber and efferent duct, and there were difference between female and male. Dichloromethane was extracting solven. By extraction of adult defensive secretions and the analysis of the GC-MC, the results shown that the main was methacrylic acid and 2-methyl-2-crotonic acid. |