| Title: | "Identification of the female-produced sex pheromone of the scarab beetle, Hoplia equina" |
| Author(s): | Zhang A; Robbins PS; Averill AL; Weber DC; Linn CE; Roelofs WL; Villani MG; |
| Address: | "USDA-ARS, Chemicals Affecting Insect Behavior Laboratory, BARC-W Beltsville, Maryland 20705, USA" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Hoplia equina LeConte (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) is a beetle pest of cranberry beds in Massachusetts. Larvae feed on the roots of the cranberry plant, reducing yield as well as vine density. The female sex pheromone was identified as 2-tetradecanone. There were eight compounds found in the airborne volatiles collected from females that elicited antennal responses from males. Of the eight compounds tested (nonanal, decanal, dodecanal, 2-dodecanone, 2-tridecanone, 2-tetradecanone, 2-pentadecanone, and 2-hexadecanone), 2-tetradecanone was the only one that attracted male beetles in the field. Combining any of the other seven antennally active compounds with 2-tetradecanone did not increase male capture" |
| Keywords: | Animals Coleoptera/*physiology Decanoates/*isolation & purification/*pharmacology Female Larva Male Sex Attractants/*isolation & purification/*pharmacology Volatilization; |
| Notes: | "MedlineZhang, Aijun Robbins, Paul S Averill, Anne L Weber, Donald C Linn, Charles E Jr Roelofs, Wendell L Villani, Michael G eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2003/08/19 J Chem Ecol. 2003 Jul; 29(7):1635-42. doi: 10.1023/a:1024226931240" |
