Title: | "Behavior and survival of western spruce budworm,Choristoneura occidentalis Freeman, exposed to an omega-fluorinated pheromone analogue" |
Author(s): | McLean JA; Morgan B; Sweeney JD; Weiler L; |
Address: | "Department of Forest Sciences, University of British Columbia, V6T 1W5, Vancouver, B.C., Canada" |
ISSN/ISBN: | 0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "omega-Fluorinated (E)-11-tetradecenal (14F-E11-14: Al) was synthesized using 1,10-decanediol as a starting compound. Male and female western spruce budworm,Choristoneura occidentalis Freeman, moths exposed to 14F-E11-14: Al had LC50s (CI) of 12.0 (7.4-19.5) microg and 41.7 (22.7-76.2) microg, respectively. Antennectomized moths had lower mortality rates than normal moths. 14F-E11-14:Al elicited slightly lower amplitudes than 97:3 (E/Z)-11-tetradecenal (E/Z11-14:Al) in electroantennogram studies, but the lag or recovery period following excitation by 14F-E11-14:Al was much lower than forE/Z11-14:Al at the same concentrations. 14F-E11-14:Al andE11-14:Al evoked similar responses from male moths in wind-tunnel evaluations but neither compound was as effective as a virgin female in stimulating moths to fly upwind to contact the lure" |
Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINEMcLean, J A Morgan, B Sweeney, J D Weiler, L eng 1989/01/01 J Chem Ecol. 1989 Jan; 15(1):91-103. doi: 10.1007/BF02027776" |