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Identification and bioassay of sex pheromone components of carob moth, Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Zeller)

Baker, T. C. ; Francke, Wittko ; Millar, J. G. ; Löfstedt, C. LU ; Hansson, Bill S. ; Du, J. W. ; Phelan, P. L. ; Vetter, R. S. ; Youngman, R. and Todd, J. L. (1991) In Journal of Chemical Ecology 17(10). p.1973-1988
Abstract

Three sex pheromone components of the carob moth were isolated and identified from the extract of female pheromone glands, using a variety of techniques including coupled gas chromatographic-electroantennographic recordings, coupled gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analysis, microozonolysis, electroantennographic assays of monounsaturated standards, wind-tunnel bioassays, and field trials. The major component was identified as (Z,E)-9,11,13-tetradecatrienal, a novel lepidopterous pheromone component structure. Two minor components, either one of which improves the upwind flight response of males when blended with the major component, were identified as (Z,E)-9,11-tetradecadienal, and (Z)-9-tetra-decenal.

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(Z)-9-tetradecenal, (Z,E)-9,11,13-tetradecatrienal, (Z,E)-9,11-tetra-decadienal, aldehydes, Flight tunnel, gas chromatography-electrophysiology, Lepidoptera, mass, pheromone, Pyralidae, spectrometry
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Journal of Chemical Ecology
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17
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10
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16 pages
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Springer
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0098-0331
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10.1007/BF00992582
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Evolutionary mechanisms of pheromone divergence in Lepidoptera
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English
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  author       = {{Baker, T. C. and Francke, Wittko and Millar, J. G. and Löfstedt, C. and Hansson, Bill S. and Du, J. W. and Phelan, P. L. and Vetter, R. S. and Youngman, R. and Todd, J. L.}},
  issn         = {{0098-0331}},
  keywords     = {{(Z)-9-tetradecenal; (Z,E)-9,11,13-tetradecatrienal; (Z,E)-9,11-tetra-decadienal; aldehydes; Flight tunnel; gas chromatography-electrophysiology; Lepidoptera; mass; pheromone; Pyralidae; spectrometry}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{10}},
  number       = {{10}},
  pages        = {{1973--1988}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Journal of Chemical Ecology}},
  title        = {{Identification and bioassay of sex pheromone components of carob moth, Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Zeller)}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00992582}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/BF00992582}},
  volume       = {{17}},
  year         = {{1991}},
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