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Sex pheromone components of the redbanded leafroller,Argyrotaenia velutinana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

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Secondary pheromone components of the redbanded leafroller from female moth extracts have been identified as dodecyl acetate andtrans-11-tetradecenyl acetate (t11–14∶Ac). The ratio of t11–14∶Ac to the primary pheromone componentcis-11-tetradecenyl acetate wasca. 9∶91 in abdominal tip extracts and 12∶88 in female effluent collections, whereas the optimal ratio for attraction in field test was 6∶94 in the spring flight and 6–10∶94-90 in the summer flight. Dodecyl acetate was collected from calling females in ratios to the 14-carbon acetates as high as 5∶:4; in field tests these chemicals were the most attractive in ratios of 3∶2 and 2∶1.

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    W. Roelofs, A. Hill & R. Cardé

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Roelofs, W., Hill, A. & Cardé, R. Sex pheromone components of the redbanded leafroller,Argyrotaenia velutinana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). J Chem Ecol 1, 83–89 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00987721

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