| Title: | Sex-pairing pheromone in the Asian termite pest species Odontotermes formosanus |
| Author(s): | Wen P; Ji BZ; Liu SW; Liu C; Sillam-Dusses D; |
| Address: | "College of Forest Resources and Environment in Nanjing Forestry University (NJFU), Nanjing, 210037, China" |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10886-012-0111-0 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1573-1561 (Electronic) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The sex-pairing pheromone of the black winged subterranean termite, Odontotermes formosanus (Shiraki) (Isoptera, Termitidae), was investigated using headspace-SPME, GC-MS, GC-EAD, and attraction bioassays. Females secrete the pheromone from their sternal gland to attract males. The sex-pairing pheromone is composed of (Z,Z)-dodeca-3,6-dien-1-ol and (Z)-dodec-3-en-1-ol, estimated at 9 to 16.64 ng and 0.2 to 0.54 ng, respectively. Both short- and long-distance sex attraction bioassays were employed to show that these compounds act in synergy at long distance, but only (Z,Z)-dodeca-3,6-dien-1-ol is active at short distance. The pheromone may be useful in efforts to control this pest, which is considered one of the most harmful termite species in Southeast Asia" |
| Keywords: | "Animals Asia, Southeastern Female Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Isoptera/*physiology Male Sex Attractants/chemistry/isolation & purification/*metabolism *Sexual Behavior, Animal Solid Phase Microextraction;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineWen, Ping Ji, Bao-Zhong Liu, Shu-Wen Liu, Cong Sillam-Dusses, David eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2012/04/25 J Chem Ecol. 2012 May; 38(5):566-75. doi: 10.1007/s10886-012-0111-0. Epub 2012 Apr 13" |
