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Identification and field verification of aggregation-sex pheromone from the predaceous bug, Arma chinensis

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Arma chinensis is a predaceous insect species that can effectively suppress a wide range of agricultural and forest insect pests in the orders Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera and Hemiptera in Northeast Asia. Adult A. chinensis males produce an aggregation-sex pheromone from dorsal abdominal glands and artificial aggregation-sex pheromone can attract adults of both sexes. The aggregation-sex pheromone consists of (E)-2-hexenal, (E)-2-hexen-1-ol, benzaldehyde and benzyl alcohol. Both antennae and proboscises of A. chinensis females and males responded to components from male dorsal abdominal gland extracts. (E)-2-hexenal and benzaldehyde elicited significantly higher EAG responses than those with (E)-2-hexen-1-ol and benzyl alcohol. Benzyl alcohol elicited the weakest EAG responses, although benzyl alcohol was the most abundant of the four major components in male dorsal abdominal gland extracts. A field bioassay using trap catches demonstrated that (E)-2-hexenal and benzyl alcohol were key components of the pheromone for catching conspecific adults. Single pheromone components were the least attractive to A. chinensis in the field.

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The authors thank all reviewers for their useful comments. Support for this project was provided by Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Commission (16JCZDJC33600), National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFD0201000), Science and Technology Innovation Foundation for Young Scientists of Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences (201911) and the USDA-Agricultural Research Service project Insect Biotechnology Products for Pest Control and Emerging Needs in Agriculture (5070-22000-037-00-D). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Mention of trade names or commercial products in this publication is solely for the purpose of providing specific information and does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the USDA.

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  1. Agricultural Analysis and Test Center, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin, 300384, China

    Huihui Wu & Haifeng Wang

  2. Biological Control of Insects Research Laboratory, Tianjin Institute of Plant Protection, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tianjin, 300384, China

    Huihui Wu, Weihong Xu, Jingyang Xu & Deyu Zou

  3. Biological Control of Insects Research Laboratory, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Columbia, MO, 65203, USA

    Thomas A. Coudron

  4. Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China

    Lisheng Zhang

  5. Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Laboratory, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD, 20705, USA

    Jeffrey R. Aldrich

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Wu, H., Coudron, T.A., Zhang, L. et al. Identification and field verification of aggregation-sex pheromone from the predaceous bug, Arma chinensis. Chemoecology 29, 235–245 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00049-019-00292-2

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