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J Chem Ecol

Title:		"Sex phermone components of mulberry looper,Hemerophila atrilineata butler (lepidoptera: Geometridae)"
Author(s):		Tan ZX; Gries R; Gries G; Lin GQ; Pu GQ; Slessor KN; Li J;
Address:		"Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Lu, 200032, Shanghai, P.R. China"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1996
Volume:		22
Issue:		12
Page Number:		2263 - 2271
DOI:		10.1007/BF02029545
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"(6Z-9S, 10R)-Epoxy-octadecene (SR-1) and (3Z, 6Z-9S, 10R)-epoxy-octadecadiene (SR-2) are sex pheromone components of the mulberry looper (MBL),Hemerophila atrilineata Butler. Compounds extracted from female MBL pheromone glands were identified by coupled gas chromatographic-electroantennographic detection (GC-EAD) and GC-mass spectrometry. In field experiments in China,SR-2,RS-2, or both combined were hardly attractive, butSR-2 in combination withSR-1 attracted significant numbers of MBL males. Synergistic behavioral activity ofSR-1 plusSR-2, but not of corresponding antipode mixtures, indicates enantiospecificity of MBL pheromone communication. Because blends of racemic and enantiospecific (SR)1 plus2 were similarly attractive, racemic1 plus2 may have potential for mass trapping or confusion of MBL males in commercial mulberry plantations"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINETan, Z X Gries, R Gries, G Lin, G Q Pu, G Q Slessor, K N Li, J eng 1996/12/01 J Chem Ecol. 1996 Dec; 22(12):2263-71. doi: 10.1007/BF02029545"