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(E)-11-Hexadecenal and (E)-11-hexadecen-1-yl acetate were found in abdomen tip extracts from females of the jasmine mothPalpita unionalis (Hübn). The identification was based on capillary GC analyses, mass spectrometry, and laboratory and field tests. In laboratory bioassays, both components elicited a low level of upwind flight by males. The two components when tested separately in the field were inactive, but the blend of the two components at a ratio of (3:7) was highly attractive to males. Traps baited with 1 mg of the two-component blend were competitive to traps baited with five virgin females. The addition of Z isomers components reduced male capture.
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Mazomenos, B.E., Raptopoulos, D., Lefkidou, I. et al. Female sex pheromone components of jasmine mothPalpita unionalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). J Chem Ecol 20, 745–751 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02059610
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