Identification of a sex pheromone produced by female velvetbean caterpillar moth

R. R. Heath; J. H. Tumlinson; N. C. Leppla; J. R. McLaughlin; B. Dueben; E. Dundulis; R. H. Guy

doi:10.1007/BF00990414

Identification of a sex pheromone produced by female velvetbean caterpillar moth

R. R. Heath, J. H. Tumlinson, N. C. Leppla, J. R. McLaughlin, B. Dueben, E. Dundulis, R. H. Guy

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Abstract

A sex pheromone produced by female velvetbean caterpillar moths, Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, that attracts conspecific males was isolated and identified as a blend of (Z,Z,Z)-3,6,9-eicosatriene and (Z,Z,Z)-3,6,9-heneicosatriene in a ratio of ca. 5:3, respectively, when combined. The synthesized compounds elicited responses by velvetbean caterpillar moth males equivalent to those elicited by females in both laboratory wind tunnel bioassays and field trapping experiments.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	645-656
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Chemical Ecology
Volume	9
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00990414
State	Published - May 1983

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Biochemistry

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