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A sex pheromone component novel to the Geometridae identified from Epirrita autumnata

Zhu, Jun-Wei ; Löfstedt, Christer LU ; Philipp, P. ; Francke, Wittko ; Tammaru, T. and Haukioja, E. (1995) In Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 75(2). p.159-164
Abstract

(Z,Z,Z)‐1, 3, 6, 9‐Heneicosatetraene was identified as a sex pheromone component of Epirrita 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 male E. 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. 1995 The Netherlands Entomological Society

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(Z,Z,Z)‐1, 3, 6, 9‐heneicosatetraene, chemical synthesis, Epirrita autumnata, field trapping, GC‐EAD, Geometridae, Lepidoptera, sex pheromone
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Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
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75
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2
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159 - 164
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Wiley
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  • scopus:0028797445
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0013-8703
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10.1111/j.1570-7458.1995.tb01922.x
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Evolutionary mechanisms of pheromone divergence in Lepidoptera
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English
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  author       = {{Zhu, Jun-Wei and Löfstedt, Christer and Philipp, P. and Francke, Wittko and Tammaru, T. and Haukioja, E.}},
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  pages        = {{159--164}},
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  series       = {{Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata}},
  title        = {{A sex pheromone component novel to the Geometridae identified from Epirrita autumnata}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.1995.tb01922.x}},
  doi          = {{10.1111/j.1570-7458.1995.tb01922.x}},
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