| Title: | "2R,3S)-2,3-Octanediol, a Female-Produced Sex Pheromone of Megopis costipennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Prioninae)" |
| Author(s): | Wickham JD; Millar JG; Hanks LM; Zou Y; Wong JC; Harrison RD; Chen Y; |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1938-2936 (Electronic) 0046-225X (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "During field screening trials of a number of known cerambycid pheromones in China, males of Megopis costipennis (White) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Prioninae: Callipogonini) were found to be specifically attracted to racemic anti-2,3-octanediol, suggesting that one of the enantiomers of this compound might be a female-produced sex pheromone of this species. Analysis of volatiles produced by beetles of both sexes confirmed this hypothesis: females produced (2R,3S)-2,3-octanediol, whereas males did not, and in coupled gas chromatography-electroantennogram detection analyses, antennae from male beetles responded strongly to this compound. In field trials, males were equally attracted to traps baited with either (2R,3S)-2,3-octanediol or racemic anti-2,3-octanediol, indicating that the enantiomeric (2S,3R)-2,3-octanediol does not antagonize attraction to the naturally produced enantiomer. Thus, the more economical racemic anti-2,3-octanediol can be used for trap baits for this species. Homologous 2,3-hexanediols previously had been identified as sex pheromones or sex attractants of prionine species in the genus Tragosoma Audinet-Serville of the tribe Meroscelisini" |
| Keywords: | Animals China Coleoptera/*physiology Female *Insect Control Male *Sex Attractants/pharmacology; |
| Notes: | "MedlineWickham, Jacob D Millar, Jocelyn G Hanks, Lawrence M Zou, Yunfan Wong, Joseph C H Harrison, Rhett D Chen, Yi eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2015/11/22 Environ Entomol. 2016 Feb; 45(1):223-8. doi: 10.1093/ee/nvv176" |
