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Two compounds, (E)-11-tetradecen-1-yl acetate and (E,E)-9,11-tetradecadien-1-yl acetate, have been identified in extracts of females of the lightbrown apple moth,Epiphyas postvittana (Walker). The two compounds are active as a coalitive pair and are present in extracts of females in a ratio of about 20∶1.
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Bellas, T.E., Bartell, R.J. & Hill, A. Identification of two components of the sex pheromone of the moth,Epiphyas postvittana (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae). J Chem Ecol 9, 503–512 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00990222
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