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J Chem Ecol

Title:		Sex pheromone of the pine false webworm Acantholyda erythrocephala
Author(s):		Staples JK; Bartelt RJ; Cosse AA; Whitman DW;
Address:		"Department of Environmental Science, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, 04038, USA. jstaples@usm.maine.edu"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		2009
Volume:		35
Issue:		12
Page Number:		1448 - 1460
DOI:		10.1007/s10886-009-9736-z
ISSN/ISBN:		1573-1561 (Electronic) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Females of the pine false webworm Acantholyda erythrocephala (L) produce the sex pheromone (Z)-6, 14-pentadecadienal, which attracts flying males in the field. By using gas chromatography coupled with electroantennographic detection (GC-EAD) and mass spectrometry (GC-MS), we detected (Z)-6,14-pentadecadienal in volatile collections and in whole body extracts of female A. erythrocephala. Females, but not males, also exhibited a 25-carbon cuticular hydrocarbon, (Z,Z)-1,9,15-pentacosatriene, which can oxidize to (Z)-6,14-pentadecadienal upon exposure to air and sunlight. (Z,Z)-1,9,15-Pentacosatriene and (Z)-6,14-pentadecadienal identifications were corroborated by comparison with synthetic standards. (Z)-6, 14-Pentadecadienal is the second pheromone identified for pamphilliid sawflies, and the first to elicit strong field attraction, and thus offer potential as a pheromone lure to aid in control of this forest pest"
Keywords:		Aldehydes/chemistry/isolation & purification/metabolism Animals Female Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Hymenoptera/chemistry/*metabolism Male Pinus/*parasitology Sex Attractants/chemistry/*isolation & purification/*metabolism;
Notes:		"MedlineStaples, Joseph K Bartelt, Robert J Cosse, Allard A Whitman, Douglas W eng 2010/01/12 J Chem Ecol. 2009 Dec; 35(12):1448-60. doi: 10.1007/s10886-009-9736-z"