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J Chem Ecol

Title:		"Pheromone chirality of african palm weevil,Rhynchophorus phoenicis (F.) and palmetto weevil,Rhynchophorus cruentatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)"
Author(s):		Perez AL; Gries G; Gries R; Giblin-Davis RM; Oehlschlager AC;
Address:		"Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, V5A 1S6, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1994
Volume:		20
Issue:		10
Page Number:		2653 - 2671
DOI:		10.1007/BF02036199
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"There are four stereoisomers of both 3-methyl-octan-4-ol, the aggregation pheromone of the African palm weevil,Rhynchophorus phoenicis (F.) and 5-methyl-octan-4-ol, the aggregation pheromone of the palmetto weevil,Rhynchophorus cruentatus (F.). Synthetic stereoisomers of 3-methyl-octan-4-ol and 5-methyl-octan-4-ol were baseline-separated on a Cyclodex-B fused silica column. Use of this column in gas chromatographic-electroantennographic detection (GC-EAD) and GC-mass spectrometric (GC-MS) analyses revealed that only one stereoisomer, (3S,4S)-3-methyl-octan-4-ol and (4S,5S)-5-methyl-octan-4-ol, is produced by maleR. phoenicis and maleR. cruentatus, respectively, and elicits good antennal responses by conspecific male and female weevils. In field trapping experiments, withR. phoenicis in Cote d'Ivoire andR. cruentatus in Florida, (3S,4S)-3-methyl-octan-4-ol and (4S,5S)-5-methyl-octan-4-ol strongly enhanced attraction of fresh palm tissue, whereas other stereoisomers were behaviorally benign. Stereoisomeric 3-methyl-octan-4-ol and 5-methyl-octan-4-ol may be utilized to monitor and/or manage populations of these two palm weevils"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEPerez, A L Gries, G Gries, R Giblin-Davis, R M Oehlschlager, A C eng 1994/10/01 J Chem Ecol. 1994 Oct; 20(10):2653-71. doi: 10.1007/BF02036199"