Title: | "Sex pheromone of femaleMyelois cribrella Hubner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) : Chemical identification, electrophysiological evaluation, and field attractancy tests" |
Author(s): | Attygalle AB; Cai-Hong WU; Schwarz J; Vostrowsky O; Hasenfuss I; Bestmann HJ; |
Address: | "Institute for Organic Chemistry, University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, D-8520, Erlangen, Germany" |
ISSN/ISBN: | 0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Females ofMyelois cribrella contain about 20 ng/gland of the primary sex pheromone components (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate, (9Z,12E)-9,12-tetradecadienyl acetate, and (Z)-11-hexadecenyl acetate in proportions of 4ratio11ratio5, respectively. These physiologically active components are accompanied by a number of related compounds such as (Z)-9-tetradecen-1-ol, hexadecyl acetate, (9Z,12E)-9,12-tetradecadien-1-ol, (Z)-11-hexadecen-1-ol, octadecyl acetate, octadecan-1-ol, and eicosyl and docosyl acetates. Octadecyl acetate, the most abundant component, represents about 42 ng/female moth; however, no physiological activity could be attributed to it. In field tests, a trap baited with a 1-mg mixture of (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate, (9Z,12E)-9,12-tetradecadienyl acetate, and (Z)-11-hexadecenyl acetate in a ratio of 1ratio2ratio1 caught more male moths than three live female moths" |
Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINEAttygalle, A B Cai-Hong, W U Schwarz, J Vostrowsky, O Hasenfuss, I Bestmann, H J eng 1988/02/01 J Chem Ecol. 1988 Feb; 14(2):485-94. doi: 10.1007/BF01013900" |