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Identification of sex pheromone of tomato pinworm,Keiferia lycopersicella (Wals.)

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A sex pheromone produced by femaleKeiferia lycopersicella (Walsingham) was isolated and identified as (E)-4-tridecenyl acetate, based on chemical analyses, electroantennogram assays, and field trapping in California and Florida. Males were captured equally well in traps baited with (E)-4-tridecenyl acetate alone or a variety of (Z)- and (E)-4-tridecenyl acetate blends, although theZ isomer was not detected in extracts of female glands.

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  1. J. A. Wyman

    Present address: Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin, 53706, Madison, Wisconsin

  2. J. -W. Du

    Present address: Shanghai Institute of Entomology, Academia Sinica, Shanghai, P.R.C.

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  1. Department of Entomology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 14456, Geneva, New York

    R. E. Charlton, J. -W. Du & W. L. Roelofs

  2. Department of Entomology, University of California, 92521, Riverside, California

    J. A. Wyman

  3. Insect Attractants, Behavior, and Basic Biology Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, 32604, Gainesville, Florida

    J. R. McLaughlin

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Charlton, R.E., Wyman, J.A., McLaughlin, J.R. et al. Identification of sex pheromone of tomato pinworm,Keiferia lycopersicella (Wals.). Journal of Chemical Ecology 17, 175–183 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00994431

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