Title: | "Sex pheromone of the tomato looper,Plusia chalcites (ESP)" |
Author(s): | Dunkelblum E; Gothilf S; Kehat M; |
Address: | "ARO The Volcani Center, Institute of Plant Protection, Bet Dagan, Israel" |
ISSN/ISBN: | 0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Z-7-Dodecenyl acetate (A) andZ-9-tetradecenyl acetate (B), in a 5ratio1 ratio, have been identified as sex pheromone components of femalePlusia chalcites. In addition, small amounts of dodecyl acetate, tetradecyl acetate, hexadecyl acetate, andZ-9-dodecenyl acetate have been found in the abdominal tip extracts. This is the first known Plusiinae species which utilizes a two-component primary sex pheromone system. The most effective lure found in field experiments was a mixture of 1 mg A and 0.2 mg B absorbed on rubber septa" |
Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINEDunkelblum, E Gothilf, S Kehat, M eng 1981/11/01 J Chem Ecol. 1981 Nov; 7(6):1081-8. doi: 10.1007/BF00987630" |