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J Chem Ecol

Title:		"Identification of volatile sex pheromone components released by the southern armyworm,Spodoptera eridania (Cramer)"
Author(s):		Teal PE; Mitchell ER; Tumlinson JH; Heath RR; Sugie H;
Address:		"Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, NIG 2W1, Guelph, Ontario, Canada"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1985
Volume:		11
Issue:		6
Page Number:		717 - 725
DOI:		10.1007/BF00988301
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Analysis of sex pheromone gland extracts and volatile pheromone components collected from the calling female southern armyworm,Spodoptera eridania (Cramer), by high-resolution capillary gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy indicated that a number of 14-carbon mono- and diunsaturated acetates and a monounsaturated 16-carbon acetate were produced. Gland extracts also indicated the presence of (Z)-9-tetradecen-1-ol. However, this compound was not found in collections of volatiles. Field trapping studies indicated that the volatile blend composed of (Z)-9-tetradecen-1-ol acetate (60%), (Z)-9-(E)-12-tetradecadien-1-ol acetate (17%), (Z)-9-(Z)-12-tetradecadien-1-ol acetate (15%), (Z)-9-(E)-11-tetradecadien-1-ol acetate (5%), and (Z)-11-hexadecen-1-ol acetate (3 %) was an effective trap bait for males of this species. The addition of (Z)-9-tetradecen-1-ol to the acetate blends tested resulted in the capture of beet armyworm,S. exigua (Hubner), males which provides further evidence that the alcohol is a pheromone component of this species"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINETeal, P E Mitchell, E R Tumlinson, J H Heath, R R Sugie, H eng 1985/06/01 J Chem Ecol. 1985 Jun; 11(6):717-25. doi: 10.1007/BF00988301"