A sex pheromone component novel to the Geometridae identified fromEpirrita autumnata |
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| Authors: | J. W. Zhu,C. L fstedt,P. Philipp,W. Francke,T. Tammaru,E. Haukioja |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Ecology, Lund University, S-223 62 Lund, Sweden;(2) Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany;(3) Section of Animal Ecology, University of Tartu, Vanemuise 46, EE-2400 Tartu, Estonia;(4) Laboratory of Ecological Zoology, Department of Biology, University of Turku, SF-20500 Turku, Finland |
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| Abstract: | (Z,Z,Z)-1,3,6,9-Heneicosatetraene was identified as a sex pheromone component ofEpirrita autumnata (Borkhausen), (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Gas chromatography coupled with electroantennographic detection revealed one active peak from female pheromone gland extracts. The chemical identification of the compound was based on gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, chemical micro-reactions and unambiguous synthesis. In a field test, a rubber septum loaded with 3000 μg of this compound showed highest attraction of maleE. autumnata moths compared to lower doses and the control. The attraction of males to a 300 μg bait was equivalent to that obtained using live virgin females. |
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| Keywords: | Epirrita autumnata Lepidoptera Geometridae (Z,Z,Z)-1,3,6,9-heneicosatetraene sex pheromone GC-EAD chemical synthesis field trapping |
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