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J Chem Ecol

Title:		Trans-bergamotenes-male pheromone of the ectoparasitoid Melittobia digitata
Author(s):		Cjnsoli FL; Williams HJ; Vinson SB; Matthews RW; Cooperband MF;
Address:		"Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA. f-consoli@tamu.edu"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		2002
Volume:		28
Issue:		8
Page Number:		1675 - 1689
DOI:		10.1023/a:1019940932605
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The first male-produced sex attractant pheromone in the parasitic Hymenoptera has been identified. The elaborate courtship behavior of Melittobia digitata, an idiobiont that parasitizes the last larval instar or the pupal stage of solitary bees and wasps, involves a series of coordinated movements of legs, wings, and antennae, initiated after the female is attracted to the blind, flightless male. We identified alpha- and beta-trans-bergamotene as the active compounds of the male M. digitata sex attractant. Variation in the release of the sex pheromone by males and the pheromone load during aging is also described"
Keywords:		Animals Diptera/*metabolism Female Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Male Mass Spectrometry Sesquiterpenes/chemistry/*metabolism Sex Attractants/chemistry/*metabolism;
Notes:		"MedlineCjnsoli, Fernando L Williams, Howard J Vinson, S Bradleigh Matthews, Robert W Cooperband, Miriam F eng 2002/10/10 J Chem Ecol. 2002 Aug; 28(8):1675-89. doi: 10.1023/a:1019940932605"