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J Chem Ecol

Title:		Is dimethyldecanal a common aggregation pheromone of Tribolium flour beetles?
Author(s):		Arnaud L; Lognay G; Verscheure M; Leenaers L; Gaspar C; Haubruge E;
Address:		"Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, Gembloux Agricultural University, Belgium. arnaud.l@fsagx.ac.be"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		2002
Volume:		28
Issue:		3
Page Number:		523 - 532
DOI:		10.1023/a:1014587927784
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Flour beetles are cosmopolitan and common pests in grain stores and flour mills. Their ability to exploit a wide variety of stored products has contributed to their status as major pests of stored food. Although it was previously reported that the same aggregation pheromone, 4,8-dimethyldecanal (DMD), is shared by three flour beetles species (Tribolium castaneum, T. confusum, and T. freemani), the volatiles released by the other Tribolium species associated with stored products have not yet been examined. In the present study, the volatiles produced by males and females of eight Tribolium species were examined by solid phase microextraction (SPME). SPME samples were analyzed by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Experiments were conducted to identify volatiles emitted by the adults of different Tribolium species and to determine whether DMD is a common aggregation pheromone. We observed that DMD is not a common pheromone of the eight species tested, but is common to T. castaneum, T. confusum, T. freemani, and T. madens. Two other volatiles were detected, 1-pentadecene, which is shown here to be a common semiochemical of flour beetles, and 1,6-pentadecadiene, which was detected in five species (T. audax, T. brevicornis, T. destructor, T. freemani, and T. madens)"
Keywords:		Aldehydes/chemistry/isolation & purification/*pharmacology Animals Female Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Male Movement Orientation Pheromones/chemistry/isolation & purification/*pharmacology Tribolium/*physiology Volatilization;
Notes:		"MedlineArnaud, Ludovic Lognay, Georges Verscheure, Marjolaine Leenaers, Lionel Gaspar, Charles Haubruge, Eric eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2002/04/12 J Chem Ecol. 2002 Mar; 28(3):523-32. doi: 10.1023/a:1014587927784"