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J Chem Ecol

Title:		Chemical identification and behavioral characterization of male wing pheromone ofEphestia elutella (Pyralidae)
Author(s):		Phelan PL; Silk PJ; Northcott CJ; Tan SH; Baker TC;
Address:		"Department of Entomology, University of California, 92521, Riverside, California"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1986
Volume:		12
Issue:		1
Page Number:		135 - 146
DOI:		10.1007/BF01045597
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Behavioral and chemical evidence is presented for the identity of the male wing pheromone ofEphestia elutella (Hubner) and the role of this pheromone in courtship success is evaluated. Males with the forewing removed experienced a mating success rate less than half of that of either intact males or males that had only the wing gland area remaining of their forewings. GC-MS analysis and microchemical reactions indicated the presence of (E)-phytol and a series of saturated gamma-lactones in a methylene chloride extract of the wings. Using an assay of female courtship behavioral response, (E)-phytol was found to evoke an intermediate level of response in females when presented alone, while the complete array of insect-derived gamma-lactones produced no significant response. The combination of either gamma-decalactone or gamma-undecalactone with (E)-phytol in a 1ratio2 ratio, however, elicited a female response equivalent to that produced by the unfractionated wing extract"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEPhelan, P L Silk, P J Northcott, C J Tan, S H Baker, T C eng 1986/01/01 J Chem Ecol. 1986 Jan; 12(1):135-46. doi: 10.1007/BF01045597"