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J Chem Ecol

Title:		"Kairomone from dandelion,Taraxacum officinale, attractant for scarab beetleAnomala octiescostata"
Author(s):		Leal WS; Ono M; Hasegawa M; Sawada M;
Address:		"Department of Insect Physiology and Behavior, National Institute of Sericultural and Entomological Science (NISES), 102 Ohwashi, 305, Tsukuba-shi, Japan"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1994
Volume:		20
Issue:		7
Page Number:		1697 - 1704
DOI:		10.1007/BF02059891
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The attraction of the scarab beetleAnomala octiescostata to dandelion,Taraxacum officinale, was demonstrated to be chemically mediated by a mixture ofcis-3-hexenyl acetate, benzaldehyde, phenylacetaldehyde, benzyl alcohol, phenethyl alcohol, phenylacetonitrile, and benzyl benzoate, in the ratio 4:8:14:3:5:19:11. Combination of the synthetic kairomone and sex pheromone (buibuilactone + japonilure, 8:2), significantly increased the total catches ofA. octiescostata. Catches of male (but not female) beetles were significantly higher with the kairomone-pheromone blend than with kairomone alone. The synergistic effect of the kairomone from dandelion on the attractiveness did not significantly differ from that of a food-type lure, anethol, geraniol, and phenethyl propionate (9:0.5:0.5). The latter combined with the synthetic sex pheromone resulted in better attraction of female (but not male)A. octiescostata than the sex pheromone alone"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINELeal, W S Ono, M Hasegawa, M Sawada, M eng 1994/07/01 J Chem Ecol. 1994 Jul; 20(7):1697-704. doi: 10.1007/BF02059891"