| Title: | Comparative studies of female sex pheromone components and male response of the corn stalk borer Sesamia nonagrioides in three different populations |
| Author(s): | Krokos FD; Ameline A; Bau J; Sans A; Konstantopoulou M; Frerot B; Guerrero A; Eizaguirre M; Malosse C; Etchepare O; Albajes R; Mazomeno BE; |
| Address: | "Chemical Ecology and Natural Products Laboratory, Institute of Biology NCSR Demokritos, Aghia Paraskevi Attikis, Greece" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Studies to determine possible differences in the pheromone communication system of three different populations of the corn stalk borer Sesamia nonagrioides (Lef.) in France. Spain. and Greece were carried out. The two main pheromone components (Z)-11-hexadecenyl acetate (Z11-16:Ac) and (Z)-11-hexadecenol (Z11-16:OH), were detected in all analyses with very small differences in the three populations. Among the minor components, analyzed by GC-MS on concentrated gland extracts from French and Greek origin females, (Z)-l1-hexadecenal (Z11-16:Ald) was detected in minor amounts. Wind-tunnel and field studies revealed similar a male response in the three populations to pheromone glands extracts and synthetic pheromone regardless of the female/male origin. The results do not support the assumption of the existence of different pheromone types of the corn stalk borer S. nonagrioides due to geographic isolation" |
| Keywords: | "Adaptation, Physiological Animal Communication Animals Female Geography Male *Moths Sex Attractants/*pharmacology Sex Factors *Sexual Behavior, Animal;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineKrokos, F D Ameline, A Bau, J Sans, A Konstantopoulou, M Frerot, B Guerrero, A Eizaguirre, M Malosse, C Etchepare, O Albajes, R Mazomeno, B E eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2002/08/30 J Chem Ecol. 2002 Jul; 28(7):1463-72. doi: 10.1023/a:1016256804745" |
