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A mixture oftrans- andcis-11-tetradecenyl acetates have been found in omnivorous leafroller moth female tip extracts in a ratio of 88∶12, respectively. In the field they are the most attractive to male omnivorous leafroller moths in a ratio of 94∶6. Field attractancy can be increased by addition of small quantities (0.2–2.0%) of mixtures oftrans- andcis-11-tetradecenyl alcohols, indicated to be present in female tip extracts in a ratio of 88∶12, respectively.
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This work was supported by the Rockefeller Foundation and by NSF Grant No. GB 38020.
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Hill, A.S., Roelofs, W.L. Sex pheromone components of the omnivorous leafroller moth,Platynota stultana . J Chem Ecol 1, 91–99 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00987722
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