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J Chem Ecol

Title:		"(Z)-4-Tridecenal, a pheromonally active air oxidation product from a series of (Z,Z)-9,13 dienes inMacrocentrus grandii Goidanich (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)"
Author(s):		Swedenborg PD; Jones RL;
Address:		"Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, 55108, St. Paul, Minnesota"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1992
Volume:		18
Issue:		11
Page Number:		1913 - 1931
DOI:		10.1007/BF00981916
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"(Z)-4-Tridecenal was identified as a sex pheromone component ofMacrocentrus grandii, a larval parasitoid of the European corn borer. The aldehyde was found to be a common air oxidation product from a series of (Z,Z)-9,13-dienes of 27-33, 35, 37, 39, and 41 carbon atoms in female wasps. Synthetic (Z)-4-tridecenal and (Z,Z)-9,13-heptacosdiene each elicited flight initiation, upwind anemotaxis, casting, landing on the source, walking, wing fanning, and copulatory attempts by male wasps in a wind-tunnel. Field studies demonstrated that both compounds are synergized by a more polar component. Synthetic (E)-4-tridecenal was not attractive"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINESwedenborg, P D Jones, R L eng 1992/11/01 J Chem Ecol. 1992 Nov; 18(11):1913-31. doi: 10.1007/BF00981916"