| Title: | "Female sex pheromone of a carpenter moth, Cossus insularis (Lepidoptera: Cossidae)" |
| Author(s): | Chen X; Nakamuta K; Nakanishi T; Nakashima T; Tokoro M; Mochizuki F; Fukumoto T; |
| Address: | "Department of Forest Entomology, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba Norin Kenkyu Danchi-nai, Ibaraki, Japan" |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10886-005-9025-4 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "This study describes the identification of a sex pheromone component of a cossid moth, Cossus insularis. Coupled gas chromatographic-electroantennographic detection (GC-EAD) analysis of solid-phase microextraction (SPME) collections of volatiles released by live female moths showed that two compounds elicited EAG responses from the antennae of male moths. These compounds were identified as (E)-3-tetradecenyl acetate (E3-14:Ac) and (Z)-3-tetradecenyl acetate (Z3-14:Ac) by mass spectral analysis and retention index comparisons with synthetic standards. The ratio of E3-14:Ac and Z3-14:Ac was 95:5 in the effluvia of a female. In field bioassays, sticky traps baited with blends of E3-14:Ac and Z3-14:Ac showed that E3-14:Ac is an essential component of the pheromone. However, the role of Z3-14:Ac is unclear, because E3-14:Ac as a single component was as attractive to male moths as blends of E3-14:Ac and Z3-14:Ac, including the 95:5 blend released by live female moths" |
| Keywords: | "Animals Chromatography, Gas Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated/metabolism Female Male Moths/*chemistry/classification Oils, Volatile/analysis/chemistry Sex Attractants/*analysis/chemistry;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineChen, Xiong Nakamuta, Kiyoshi Nakanishi, Tomoaki Nakashima, Tadakazu Tokoro, Masahiko Mochizuki, Fumiaki Fukumoto, Takehiko eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2006/05/10 J Chem Ecol. 2006 Mar; 32(3):669-79. doi: 10.1007/s10886-005-9025-4. Epub 2006 Apr 26" |
