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Semiochemicals of Cylas puncticollis, the African sweet potato weevil

Phylum:  Arthropoda
Subphylum:  Uniramia
Class:  Insecta
Order:  Coleoptera
Family:  Brentidae
Subfamily:  Cyladinae
Genus:  Cylas
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Author:  Boheman
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Semiochemical(s):

  Downham MCA  1999  J. Chem. Ecol.  25: 591   
    decyl E2-butenoate    �Relative ratio of the component�   �(*) indicates that compound is active�   P
�Category of the chemical signal
A -   Attractant
Al -   Allomone
K -   Kairomone
P -   Pheromone
Sy -   Synomone�
   		L
�Source of the chemical signal
F -   Female
H -   Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -   Lure
M -   Male
M&F -   Male and Female
S -   Solider
Q -   Queen
W -   Worker�
  
�Amount
pg -   Picogram
ng -   Nanogram
�g -   Microgram
mg -   Milligram
g -   Gram�
   		Uganda 
    dodecyl E2-butenoate    �Relative ratio of the component�   �(*) indicates that compound is active�    
�Source of the chemical signal
F -   Female
H -   Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -   Lure
M -   Male
M&F -   Male and Female
S -   Solider
Q -   Queen
W -   Worker�
  
�Amount
pg -   Picogram
ng -   Nanogram
�g -   Microgram
mg -   Milligram
g -   Gram�
   		 
 
  Smit N  1994  Trop. Root Crops  : 399   
    decyl E2-butenoate    �Relative ratio of the component�   �(*) indicates that compound is active�   P
�Category of the chemical signal
A -   Attractant
Al -   Allomone
K -   Kairomone
P -   Pheromone
Sy -   Synomone�
  
�Source of the chemical signal
F -   Female
H -   Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -   Lure
M -   Male
M&F -   Male and Female
S -   Solider
Q -   Queen
W -   Worker�
  
�Amount
pg -   Picogram
ng -   Nanogram
�g -   Microgram
mg -   Milligram
g -   Gram�
   		Africa 
 

Reference(s):

Downham, M.C.A., Smit, N., Laboke, P.O., Hall, D.R., Farman, D.I., Braun, A., and Odongo, B. 1999. Specificity of response to sex pheromones among sweetpotato weevils, Cylas puncticollis and C. brunneus. J. Chem. Ecol. 25:591-609.
 
Smit, N., Magenya, O., and Parker, B.L. 1994. Biology and pheromone studies with the sweetpotato weevils Cylas puncticollis and C. brunneus. Trop. Root Crops. :399-405.
 
 
Citation: El-Sayed AM 2025. The Pherobase: Database of Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.com>.
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