| Title: | "Female sex pheromone secreted by Carmenta mimosa (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), a biological control agent for an invasive weed in Vietnam" |
| Author(s): | Vang le V; Khanh CN; Shibasaki H; Ando T; |
| Address: | "Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture and Applied Biology, Can Tho University, Can Tho City, Vietnam" |
| Journal Title: | Biosci Biotechnol Biochem |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1347-6947 (Electronic) 0916-8451 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Larvae of the clearwing moth, Carmenta mimosa (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), bore into the trunk of Mimosa pigra L., which is one of the most invasive weeds in Vietnam. GC-EAD and GC-MS analyses of a pheromone gland extract revealed that the female moths produced (3Z,13Z)-3,13-octadecadienyl acetate. A lure baited with the synthetic acetate alone successfully attracted C. mimosa males in a field test. While the addition of a small amount of the corresponding alcohol did not strongly diminish the number of captured males, a trace of the aldehyde derivative or the (3E,13Z)-isomer markedly inhibited the attractiveness of the acetate. The diurnal males were mainly attracted from 6:00 am to 12:00 am" |
| Keywords: | "Animals Female Lepidoptera/*drug effects/*metabolism Male Mimosa Pest Control, Biological/*methods *Plant Weeds Sex Attractants/*metabolism/*pharmacology Sexual Behavior, Animal/drug effects Vietnam Weed Control/*methods;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineVang, Le Van Khanh, Chau Nguyen Quoc Shibasaki, Hiroshi Ando, Tetsu eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2012/11/08 Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2012; 76(11):2153-5. doi: 10.1271/bbb.120483. Epub 2012 Nov 7" |
