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J Chem Ecol

Title:		Identification of a male-produced pheromone ofAnticarsia gemmatalis (Hubner) (Lepidoptera; Noctuidae) attractive to conspecific males
Author(s):		Heath RR; Landolt PJ; Leppla NC; Dueben BD;
Address:		"U.S. Department of Agriculture, Insect Attractants, Behavior, and Basic Biology Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, 32604, Gainesville, Florida"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1988
Volume:		14
Issue:		4
Page Number:		1121 - 1130
DOI:		10.1007/BF01019340
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Observations in the laboratory and in the field indicated that maleAnticarsia gemmatalis (Hubner), the velvetbean caterpillar (VBC), are attracted to conspecific courting males. Male VBC subsequently were found to be attracted to extracts of male abdominal tips including the extrudable hairpencils. The active chemical in these extracts was identified as (Z,Z,Z)-3,6,9-heneicosatriene, which is also one of the major components of the female VBC sex pheromone. Male VBC in a wind tunnel and in the field exhibited a bimodal response distribution to a range of ratios of the (Z,Z,Z)-3,6,9-heneicosatriene and (Z,Z,Z)-3,6,9-eicosatriene, with one maximum at the pure heneicosatriene alone and the other at the 60ratio40 female blend. This demonstrates that the male response to the male hairpencil component is distinct from that to the female sex pheromone"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEHeath, R R Landolt, P J Leppla, N C Dueben, B D eng 1988/04/01 J Chem Ecol. 1988 Apr; 14(4):1121-30. doi: 10.1007/BF01019340"