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J Chem Ecol

Title:		"Field response of Ips paraconfusus, Dendroctonus brevicomis, and their predators to 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol, a novel alcohol emitted by ponderosa pine"
Author(s):		Gray DW;
Address:		"Department of Ecology and Evolution, State University of New York, Stony Brook 11794-524S, USA. denwgray@life.bio.sunysb.edu"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		2002
Volume:		28
Issue:		8
Page Number:		1583 - 1597
DOI:		10.1023/a:1019924428970
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Methylbutenol (MBO) is a major component of the aggregation pheromone of the European spruce beetle Ips typographus and also has been found to be emitted in large amounts by several species of pine native to western North America. This study investigates the influence this signal may have on the behavior of North American bark beetles and examines whether MBO functions as a defensive compound for emitting pines. The response of two North American bark beetles (Ips paraconfusus and Dendroctonus brevicomis) and their predaceous beetles (Trogositidae and Cleridae) to MBO, pheromone, and monoterpenes in varying release rates was investigated in the field using Lindgren funnel traps. MBO exhibited no repellent properties when tested alone, nor did MBO appear to have any effect on the aggregation response of these bark beetles and their predators to their pheromones. These results provide no support for a defensive function of MBO"
Keywords:		Animals Coleoptera/*metabolism Pentanols/*metabolism Pheromones/*metabolism Pinus/*metabolism *Predatory Behavior;
Notes:		"MedlineGray, Dennis W eng Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 2002/10/10 J Chem Ecol. 2002 Aug; 28(8):1583-97. doi: 10.1023/a:1019924428970"