| Title: | (Z)-7-dodecenyl acetate: a supernormal stimulus of Trichoplusia ni (Hubner) [Lepidoptera: Noctuidae] sex pheromone behavior |
| Address: | "Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, Gainesville, FL 32608 USA" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0360-1234 (Print) 0360-1234 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Males discriminate between the single most important individual component of the sex pheromone of the female cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni (Hubner), (Z)-7-dodecenyl acetate (Z7-12:Ac), and a mixture containing Z7-12:Ac and the other five putative components. The manifestation of discrimination is not an enhancement of captures by the mixture, rather, it is a reduction of captures in a paired trap baited with Z7-12:Ac by itself. Previous experiments showed that either or both of (Z)-7-tetradecenyl acetate (Z7-14:Ac) and (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate (Z9-14:Ac) were responsible for this discrimination. This report provides evidence that Z7-14:Ac is more active than Z9-14:Ac, which appears to have no demonstrable effect on behavior. The results are discussed with reference to the behavior that is effected by the above three components, the composition of the native sex pheromone, and whether or not Z7-12:Ac might be a supernormal releaser of behavior" |
| Keywords: | "Acetates/*pharmacology Animals Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Female Lepidoptera/*physiology Male Pest Control, Biological/*methods Pheromones/*pharmacology Sex Attractants/*pharmacology;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineMayer, M S Mitchell, E R eng England 2002/05/07 J Environ Sci Health B. 2002 Mar; 37(2):161-72. doi: 10.1081/PFC-120002988" |
