| Title: | Methyl 2-(methylthio)benzoate: the unique sulfur-containing sex pheromone of Phyllophaga crinita |
| Author(s): | Robbins PS; Crocker RL; Nojima S; Morris BD; Roelofs WL; Villani MG; |
| Address: | "Department of Entomology, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456, USA. psr1@cornell.edu" |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00114-003-0469-5 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0028-1042 (Print) 0028-1042 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The female-produced sex pheromone of Phyllophaga crinita (Burmeister) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae; the adult has no common name) is identified as methyl 2-(methylthio)benzoate. This is the first identification of a sulfur-containing, long-distance, female-produced sex attractant from any insect taxa. The root-feeding larvae of this species are serious pests in many crops in Texas and Mexico. In field tests, many P. crinita males were captured in traps baited with the authentic compound. Interestingly, a heteroatom analog, methyl 2-methoxybenzoate, also captured P. crinita males, but only at a dose 10,000 times higher than the lowest tested dose of the authentic pheromone" |
| Keywords: | "Animals Benzoates/*chemistry Chromatography, Gas Coleoptera/growth & development/*physiology Female Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Larva Male Pheromones/*chemistry *Sexual Behavior, Animal Sulfides/*chemistry Sulfur/analysis;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineRobbins, P S Crocker, R L Nojima, S Morris, B D Roelofs, W L Villani, M G eng Germany 2003/11/12 Naturwissenschaften. 2003 Nov; 90(11):517-20. doi: 10.1007/s00114-003-0469-5. Epub 2003 Oct 11" |
