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The analyses of virgin female sex pheromone gland extracts and gland volatiles by GC, GC-EAD and GC-MS, followed by field trapping experiments, have identified (E)-9-dodecenyl acetate (E9–12∶Ac) as the primary sex pheromone component of the purplestriped shootworm,Zeiraphera unfortunana. Dosages of 1.0–10.0 μg ofE9–12∶Ac impregnated in rubber septa provide an effective trap bait and can be used for monitoring purposes.
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Silk, P.J., Butterworth, E.W., Kuenen, L.P.S. et al. Sex pheromone of purplestriped shootworm,Zeiraphera unfortunana powell. J Chem Ecol 14, 1417–1425 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01020145
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