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J Chem Ecol

Title:		"Attractant pheromone for male rice bug,Leptocorisa chinensis: Semiochemicals produced by both male and female"
Author(s):		Leal WS; Ueda Y; Ono M;
Address:		"Laboratory of Chemical Prospecting, National Institute of Sericultural and Entomological Science (NISES), 1-2 Ohwashi, 305, Tsukuba, Japan"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1996
Volume:		22
Issue:		8
Page Number:		1429 - 1437
DOI:		10.1007/BF02027722
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"GC profiles of the airborne volatiles produced by adult males and females of the rice bug,L. chinensis showed no qualitative chemical dimorphism. However, GC-EAD experiments showed that eight of the compounds elicited strong responses in male and female antennae. Ruling out alarm pheromone and compounds that were not found in the whole-body extracts of the bugs, four compounds remained to be tested as possible attractants. In field experiments, the whole mixture or tertiary blends were not attractive: however, males were strongly attracted to a 5 : 1 mixture of 2-(E)-octenyl acetate and octanol. The attractancy of the binary mixture was decreased by the addition of 3-(Z)-octenyl actetate. Although the binary lure specifically attracted males, there was no evidence that it triggered any response of sexual behavior in males"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINELeal, W S Ueda, Y Ono, M eng 1996/08/01 J Chem Ecol. 1996 Aug; 22(8):1429-37. doi: 10.1007/BF02027722"