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J Chem Ecol

Title:		"Sex pheromone components of the sandthorn carpenterworm, Holcocerus hippophaecolus"
Author(s):		Fang YL; Sun JH; Zhao CH; Zhang ZN;
Address:		"State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, PR China"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		2005
Volume:		31
Issue:		1
Page Number:		39 - 48
DOI:		10.1007/s10886-005-0972-6
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Extracts of female sex pheromone gland of the carpenterworm moth, Holcocerus hippophaecolus Hua, a pest of sandthorn, Hippophae rhamnoides L. were found to contain (E)-3-tetradecenyl acetate (E3-14:Ac), (Z)-3-tetradecenyl acetate (Z3-14:Ac), (Z)-7-tetradecenyl acetate (Z7-14:Ac), the corresponding alcohols, E3-14:OH, Z3-14:OH, Z7-14:OH, and (E)-9-tetradecenyl acetate (E9-14:Ac). Electroantennographic (EAG) analysis of these chemicals and their analogs demonstrated that Z7-14:Ac elicited the largest male EAG response, followed by E3-14:Ac. In field trials, traps baited with either Z7-14:Ac or E3-14:Ac alone caught no male moths, whereas a combination of these two components in a 1:1 ratio caught more males than control traps. Addition of Z7-14:OH and Z3-14:OH or the alcohols plus E9-14:Ac did not enhance trap catches. We conclude that the sex pheromone of H. hippophaecolus is composed of Z7-14:Ac and E3-14:Ac. Optimal ratios and doses of these two components, and the possible role of other minor components, remain to be determined"
Keywords:		Acetates/chemistry Animals China Exocrine Glands/chemistry/physiology Female Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Male Moths/chemistry/*physiology Sense Organs/*physiology Sex Attractants/analysis/*chemistry Tissue Extracts/chemistry;
Notes:		"MedlineFang, Yu-Ling Sun, Jiang-Hua Zhao, Cheng-Hua Zhang, Zhong-Ning eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2005/04/21 J Chem Ecol. 2005 Jan; 31(1):39-48. doi: 10.1007/s10886-005-0972-6"