Abstract
Compounds identified in sex pheromone gland extracts of femaleFumibotys fumalis (Guenee) consisted of (E,E)-10,12-tetradecadienyi acetate, (Z)-11-tetradecenyl acetate, (E)-11-tetradecenyl acetate, and (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate in a ratio of 100:18: 8:4, respectively. The compounds were identified by electroantennographic, gas Chromatographic, mass spectrometric, and chemical derivatization procedures. In mint fields synthetic components in gray elastomeric septa at ratios found in the sex pheromone gland and at doses of 3 or 10 mg of the diene produced trap catch comparable to traps baited with three females.
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Davis, H.G., Mcdonough, L.M., Smithhisler, C.L. et al. Mint root borer,Fumibotys fumalis (Guenee): Identification and field tests of female sex pheromone gland components. J Chem Ecol 17, 249–258 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00994330
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