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J Chem Ecol

Title:		Mating communication systems of four Plusiinae species distributed in Japan: identification of the sex pheromones and field evaluation
Author(s):		Inomata S; Watanabe A; Nomura M; Ando T;
Address:		"Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		2005
Volume:		31
Issue:		6
Page Number:		1429 - 1442
DOI:		10.1007/s10886-005-5295-0
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The sex pheromones of four Plusiinae species in the family Noctuidae, Ctenoplusia albostriata (CA), Macdunnoughia purissima (MP), Syngrapha ain (SA), and Diachrysia stenochrysis (DS) were identified by GC-EAD and GC-MS analyses. These were subsequently evaluated by a series of field trials in different ecological habitats. CA females produced (Z)-5-decenyl acetate (I), (Z)-7-dodecenyl acetate (II), and (Z)-7-dodecen-1-ol (III) in a ratio of 2:100:13. While the antennae of CA males responded to all three components, neither I nor III was essential to capture males. The MP females produced II, III, and (Z)-5-dodecenyl acetate (IV) in a ratio of 100:80:20, and this blend captured the most MP males. Compounds II and III were also identified from SA females, and mixtures ranging from 4:1 to 2:3 were equally attractive to males. DS females only produced one active compound, (Z)-7-decenyl acetate (V), and DS is the first Plusiinae species identified as using only the omega3-compound and none of omega5-compounds, such as II and III, which are common components of Plusiinae pheromones. Using previously published chemical and biosynthetic data, together with the finding from this study, we propose a classification of the Plusiinae sex pheromones"
Keywords:		Acetates/isolation & purification/pharmacology Animals Female Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Japan Male Moths/classification/*drug effects/physiology Pheromones/isolation & purification/pharmacology Sex Attractants/*isolation & purification/*pharmac;
Notes:		"MedlineInomata, Shin-Ichi Watanabe, Atsushi Nomura, Masashi Ando, Tetsu eng Evaluation Study 2005/10/14 J Chem Ecol. 2005 Jun; 31(6):1429-42. doi: 10.1007/s10886-005-5295-0"