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J Chem Ecol

Title:		"Identification of sex pheromone of browntail moth,Euproctis chrysorrhoea (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)"
Author(s):		Leonhardt BA; Mastro VC; Schwarz M; Tang JD; Charlton RE; Pellegrini-Toole A; Warthen JD; Schwalbe CP; Carde RT;
Address:		"USDA, ARS, Insect Chemical Ecology Laboratory, BARC-West, 20705, Beltsville, Maryland"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1991
Volume:		17
Issue:		5
Page Number:		897 - 910
DOI:		10.1007/BF01395598
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"A unique sex attractant pheromone was isolated and identified from extracts of ovipositor tips from the female browntail moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae). The pheromone compound, (Z,Z,Z,Z)-7,13,16,19-docosatetraen-1-ol isobutyrate, CH3CH2CH=CHCH2CH=CHCH2CH= CH(CH2)4CH=CH(CH2)6O2CCH(CH3)2, was identified by a combination of gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, and microreactions and was confirmed by synthesis. Traps baited with 5-50 mug of the synthetic pheromone, dispensed from rubber septa treated with an antioxidant and a UV stabilizer, gave male moth captures that were comparable to traps baited with three virgin females. Higher (250 mug) and lower (0.04-2.5 mug quantities of the synthetic pheromone on septa captured somewhat fewer males. Captures were the same for similar quantities of the natural and synthetic pheromone. Minor, inactive components in the tip extract were identified as a mixture of 7- and 8-pentacosanone"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINELeonhardt, B A Mastro, V C Schwarz, M Tang, J D Charlton, R E Pellegrini-Toole, A Warthen, J D Jr Schwalbe, C P Carde, R T eng 1991/05/01 J Chem Ecol. 1991 May; 17(5):897-910. doi: 10.1007/BF01395598"