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J Chem Ecol

Title:		"Sex pheromone of the mullein bug,Campylomma verbasci (Meyer) (Heteroptera: Miridae)"
Author(s):		Smith RF; Pierce HD; Borden JH;
Address:		"Department of Biological Sciences, Centre for Pest Management, USA"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1991
Volume:		17
Issue:		7
Page Number:		1437 - 1447
DOI:		10.1007/BF00983775
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The first known sex pheromone for the family Miridae is reported for the mullein bug,Campylomma verbasci (Meyer) (Heteroptera: Miridae). Extracts of and Porapak Q-trapped volatiles from females were attractive to males in field bioassays. Butyl butyrate and hexyl butyrate were the predominant compounds in the females' volatiles, but these compounds previously had been found to be inactive when released alone or in combination. Butyl butyrate in combination with an isolated trace chemical, (E)-crotyl butyrate (which was inactive alone), rivaled the attraction elicited by five live females. When synthetic butyl butyrate and (E)-crotyl butyrate in a 16: 1 ratio were released at 91 or 183 mug/day, they comprised an effective attractant for male bugs"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINESmith, R F Pierce, H D Jr Borden, J H eng 1991/07/01 J Chem Ecol. 1991 Jul; 17(7):1437-47. doi: 10.1007/BF00983775"