| Title: | Sex attractant pheromone of the pecan nut casebearer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) |
| Author(s): | Millar JG; Knudson AE; McElfresh JS; Gries R; Gries G; Davis JH; |
| Address: | "Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside 92521, USA" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0968-0896(96)00010-7 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0968-0896 (Print) 0968-0896 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "A female-produced sex pheromone for the pecan nut casebearer, Acrobasis nuxvorella Neunzig, has been identified from pheromone gland extracts of calling female moths. The compound (9E,11Z)-hexadecadienal [(9E,11Z)-16:Ald] was identified by coupled GC-EAD and retention time matches with a synthetic standard on four capillary GC columns of different polarities. Corroboration of the identification of (9E,11Z)-16:Ald by other analytical chemistry methods was not possible due to the minute quantities of pheromone extracted (< 1 picogram/female). In field studies, gray rubber septa impregnated with 100 micrograms of synthetic (9E,11Z)-16:Ald were attractive to male moths, whereas higher and lower doses were less attractive. The homologous (9E,11Z)-15:Ald was also slightly attractive while the more highly conjugated analogues, (9E,11Z,13Z)- and (9E,11Z,13E)-16:Ald, were not" |
| Keywords: | "Animals Chromatography, Gas/methods Electrophysiology Female Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Male Moths/*chemistry/physiology Pest Control, Biological Sex Attractants/analysis/*chemistry/physiology;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineMillar, J G Knudson, A E McElfresh, J S Gries, R Gries, G Davis, J H eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 1996/03/01 Bioorg Med Chem. 1996 Mar; 4(3):331-9. doi: 10.1016/0968-0896(96)00010-7" |
