| Title: | "(E)-11,13-tetradecadienal: Major sex pheromone component of the eastern blackheaded budworm,Acleris variana (Fern.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)" |
| Author(s): | Gries G; Li J; Gries R; Bowers WW; West RJ; Wimalaratne PD; Khaskin G; Skip King GG; Slessor KN; |
| Address: | "Centre for Pest Management, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, V5A 1S6, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "(E)-11,13-Tetradecadienal (E11,13-14:Ald) is the major sex pheromone component of the eastern blackheaded budworm (EBB),Acleris variana (Fern.). The compound was identified in female pheromone gland extracts by coupled gas chromatographic-electroantennographic detection (GC-EAD), coupled GC-mass spectrometry in selected ion monitoring mode, and retention index calculations of candidate pheromone components.E11,13-14:Ald alone as trap bait was very attractive to male EBB. Addition of the corresponding diene alcohol or acetate or both did not enhance attraction. (Z)-11,13-Tetradecadienal in binary combination with (E)-11,13-14:Ald neither enhanced nor reduced trap catches. Increasing the amounts of pheromone from 0.01 to 10 microg increased trap catches, but increase of pheromone quantity above 100 microg proportionately reduced attraction. Stabilization of slowly polymerizingE11,13-14:Ald and development of a sustained, adequate release rate is required for pheromone-based monitoring of EBB populations" |
| Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINEGries, G Li, J Gries, R Bowers, W W West, R J Wimalaratne, P D Khaskin, G Skip King, G G Slessor, K N eng 1994/01/01 J Chem Ecol. 1994 Jan; 20(1):1-8. doi: 10.1007/BF02065986" |
