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J Chem Ecol

Title:		Identification of trail pheromone of larva of eastern tent caterpillarMalacosoma americanum (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae)
Author(s):		Crump D; Silverstein RM; Williams HJ; Fitzgerald TD;
Address:		"Chemistry Division, DSIR, Petone, New Zealand"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1987
Volume:		13
Issue:		3
Page Number:		397 - 402
DOI:		10.1007/BF01880088
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Previous studies have shown that larvae of the eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum F.) mark trails, leading from their tent to feeding sites on host trees, with a pheromone secreted from the posterior tip of the abdominal sternum. 5beta-Cholestane-3,24-dione (1) has been identified as an active component of the trail. The larvae have a threshold sensitivity to the pheromone of 10(-11) g/mm of trail. Several related compounds elicit the trail-following response. Two other species of tent caterpillars also responded positively to the pheromone in preliminary laboratory tests"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINECrump, D Silverstein, R M Williams, H J Fitzgerald, T D eng 1987/03/01 J Chem Ecol. 1987 Mar; 13(3):397-402. doi: 10.1007/BF01880088"