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J Chem Ecol

Title:		Sex pheromone of tomato pestScrobipalpuloides absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
Author(s):		Svatos A; Attygalle AB; Jham GN; Frighetto RT; Vilela EF; Saman D; Meinwald J;
Address:		"Baker Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Cornell University, 14853, Ithaca, N.Y."
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1996
Volume:		22
Issue:		4
Page Number:		787 - 800
DOI:		10.1007/BF02033586
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The sex attractant ofScrobipalpuloides absoluta females is a 90:10 mixture of (3E,8Z,11Z)-3,8,11-tetradecatrien-1-yl acetate and (3E,8Z)-3,8-tetradecadien-1-yl acetate. Tetradecadienyl acetates bearing 8Z,11Z; 3E,8Z; and 3E,11Z double bonds were synthesized by stereospecific procedures; the mass spectral and gas chromatographic properties of the 3E,8Z isomer were found to be congruent with those of the tetradecadienyl acetate fromS. absoluta. In wind tunnel bioassays, a 10:1 mixture of synthetic (3E,8Z,11Z)-3,8,11-tetradecatrien-1-yl acetate and (3E,8Z)-3,8-tetradecadien-1-yl acetate was highly attractive toS. absoluta males. Interestingly, the presence of (8Z,11Z)-8,11-tetradecadien-1-yl acetate (10%) inhibited the response to (3E,8Z,11Z)-3,8,11-tetradecatrien-1-yl acetate completely"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINESvatos, A Attygalle, A B Jham, G N Frighetto, R T Vilela, E F Saman, D Meinwald, J eng 1996/04/01 J Chem Ecol. 1996 Apr; 22(4):787-800. doi: 10.1007/BF02033586"