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Sex pheromone components of the European goat moth,Cossus cossus
- Source :
- Journal of Chemical Ecology; February 1983, Vol. 9 Issue: 2 p191-200, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 1983
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Abstract
- Female tip washings of the European goat moth,Cossus cossus L., were found to contain the following compounds that are structurally similar to known pheromone components of Lepidoptera (%): decyl acetate (1.5), (Z)-5-dodecenol (1), (Z)-5-dodecenyl acetate (66), dodecyl acetate (12), (Z)-5-tetradecenyl acetate (14), tetradecyl acetate (4), and hexadecyl acetate (1.5). The washes contained an average of 125 ng of (Z)-5-dodecenyl acetate per female equivalent. EAG responses to nanogram amounts of the identified products indicated that (Z)-5-dodecenyl acetate was the most potent olfactory stimulant followed by (Z)-5-tetradecenyl acetate and (Z)-5-dodecenol, whereas the saturated acetates caused only weak depolarization. A strong EAG response was also recorded for (Z)-3-decenyl acetate, which was not detected in the female tip washings. Field results showed that (Z)-5-dodecenyl acetate was essential for the attraction of the males and that (Z)-3-decenyl acetate improved the attractiveness of (Z)-5-dodecenyl acetate alone or in combination with (Z)-5-tetradecenyl acetate.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00980331 and 15731561
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Chemical Ecology
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs15490177
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00988036