| Title: | Identification of the sex pheromone of Sesamia cretica Lederer |
| Author(s): | Avand-Faghih A; Frerot B; |
| Address: | "Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, P.O. Box 1454, Tehran 19395, Iran. a_avandfaghih@yahoo.fr" |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10886-007-9403-1 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "By using solid phase micro-extraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analyses, a sex pheromone blend for the stem borer, Sesamia cretica Lederer (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), was identified as consisting of (Z)-9-tetradecen-1-ol (80%), (Z)-9-tetradecen-1-yl acetate (10%), and (Z)-11-hexadecen-1-ol (10%). The first two components had previously been discovered as attractants for S. cretica in field tests, but had not been identified in the female's sex pheromone gland. A field-trapping trial showed that the three-component blend gave the highest catches of male S. cretica. This blend, in a sticky trap, was used to monitor a population of S. cretica in Iran, allowing the seasonal flight activity of this insect to be compared with that of a sympatric population of S. nonagrioides. The role of pheromones in the reproductive isolation of these species is discussed" |
| Keywords: | "Animals Behavior, Animal/drug effects Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated/*analysis/pharmacology Fatty Alcohols/*analysis/pharmacology Female Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Male Moths/drug effects/*physiology Sex Attractants/*analysis/pharmacology Solid Ph;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineAvand-Faghih, Arman Frerot, Brigitte eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2007/12/20 J Chem Ecol. 2008 Jan; 34(1):103-6. doi: 10.1007/s10886-007-9403-1. Epub 2007 Dec 19" |
