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Neotrop Entomol

Title:		The chemical volatiles (semiochemicals) produced by neotropical stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
Author(s):		Moraes MC; Pareja M; Laumann RA; Borges M;
Address:		"Nucleo Tematico Controle Biologico, Embrapa Recursos Geneticos e Biotecnologia, Brasilia, DF, 70849-970"
Journal Title:		Neotrop Entomol
Year:		2008
Volume:		37
Issue:		5
Page Number:		489 - 505
DOI:		10.1590/s1519-566x2008000500001
ISSN/ISBN:		1519-566X (Print) 1519-566X (Linking)
Abstract:		"In recent years the growing concern about environmental changes and how we are using the natural resources have triggered a search for natural products as alternatives to synthetic pesticides. The stink bugs produce a wide variety of chemical compounds (semiochemicals) that show potential to manage these insects. The stink bugs Chinavia impicticornis (Stal), C. ubica (Rolston), Dichelops melacanthus (Dallas), Euschistus heros (F.), Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood), Thyanta perditor (Westwood) and Tibraca limbativentris (Stal) had their blends of defensive compounds evaluated both qualitative and quantitatively. The main compounds identified on the glands of Brazilian stink bugs are: 2-alkenals, mainly the E isomer; saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons; and 4 oxo-(E)-2-alkenals. The first sex attractant determined from a stink bug was obtained from Nezara viridula L., and consists on a mix of two isomers cis - and trans bisabolene-epoxides. Later the soybean stink bug E. heros was also studied and its sex attractant was identified as three esters methyl: 2,6,10-trimethyldecanoate, methyl 2,6,10-trimethyldodecanoate, and methyl E2, Z4-decadienoate. Recently, three new Brazilian sting bugs were studied and had their sex attractant elucidated. Males of T. perditor produce the ester, methyl 2E,4Z,6Z-decatrienoate. Whereas, the stink bug, P. guildinii has as sexual pheromone, the sesquiterpene beta-sesquiphellandrene, and the stink bug T. limbativentris produces as sex attractant the zingiberenol. In this review we discuss the advances obtained on the behaviour and identification of sex and defensive compound of stink bugs from Brazilian crops and the application of this knowledge to manage the stink bugs"
Keywords:		Animals Brazil Hemiptera/*metabolism Pheromones/*biosynthesis/*chemistry;
Notes:		"MedlineMoraes, Maria C B Pareja, Martin Laumann, Raul A Borges, Miguel eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review Netherlands 2008/12/09 Neotrop Entomol. 2008 Sep-Oct; 37(5):489-505. doi: 10.1590/s1519-566x2008000500001"