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J Chem Ecol

Title:		"Components of female sex pheromone of cocoa pod borer moth,Conopomorpha cramerella"
Author(s):		Beevor PS; Cork A; Hall DR; Nesbitt BF; Day RK; Mumford JD;
Address:		"Tropical Development and Research Institute, 56/62 Gray 's Inn Road, WC1X 8LU, London, England"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1986
Volume:		12
Issue:		1
Page Number:		1 - 23
DOI:		10.1007/BF01045587
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The cocoa pod borer,Conopomorpha cramerella (Snellen) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), is the most serious pest of cocoa in Southeast Asia. Analyses of ovipositor washings and entrained volatiles from virgin female moths by gas chromatography (GC) linked to electroantennography (EAG), and comparison of EAG responses from the male moth to synthetic compounds indicated the presence of theE,Z,Z andE,E,Z isomers of 4,6,10-hexadecatrienyl acetate and the corresponding alcohols, and of hexadecyl alcohol. Amounts of pheromone produced were less than 0.1 ng/female, and no peaks for the unsaturated components were observed on GC analysis. Extensive field testing of synthetic mixtures in Sabah, East Malaysia, showed that traps baited with a polyethylene vial impregnated with 1.2 mg of a mixture of the above five components in 40ratio60ratio4ratio6ratio10 ratio caught more maleC. cramerella moths than traps baited with a virgin female moth"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEBeevor, P S Cork, A Hall, D R Nesbitt, B F Day, R K Mumford, J D eng 1986/01/01 J Chem Ecol. 1986 Jan; 12(1):1-23. doi: 10.1007/BF01045587"