| Title: | "The female sex pheromone of sugarcane stalk borer,Chilo auricilius identification of four components and field tests" |
| Author(s): | Nesbitt BF; Beevor PS; Cork A; Hall DR; David H; Nandagopal V; |
| Address: | "Tropical Development and Research Institute, 56/62 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8LU, London, England" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Four pheromonal components have been detected in ovipositor washings and volatiles from female sugarcane stalk borers,Chilo auricilius Dudgeon (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), using combined gas chromatography-electroantennography. The components have been identified as (I) (Z)-7-do-decenyl acetate, (II) (Z)-8-tridecenyl acetate, (III) (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate, and (IV) (Z)-10-pentadecenyl acetate by comparison of their gas chromatographic behavior with that of synthetic standards. In field tests carried out in northern India during 1982-1984, a combination of II, III, and IV in their naturally occurring ratio (8ratio4ratio1) was shown to provide a highly attractive synthetic source for trap use. (Z)-7-Dodecenyl acetate was found to reduce catches of maleC. auricilius, both when dispensed with the other three components and when released from dispensers surrounding a trap baited with the other three components" |
| Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINENesbitt, B F Beevor, P S Cork, A Hall, D R David, H Nandagopal, V eng 1986/06/01 J Chem Ecol. 1986 Jun; 12(6):1377-88. doi: 10.1007/BF01012357" |
