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Three components in extract of pheromone glands of female pea midges, Contarinia pisi, were found to be active on male pea midge antennae by coupled gas chromatographic-electroantennographic detection. The EAD active components were identified as 2-acetoxytridecane, (2S,11S)-diacetoxytridecane, and (2S,12S)-diacetoxytridecane. A blend of these compounds proved to be highly attractive to males in windtunnel experiments.
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Received: 12 November 1998 / Accepted in revised form: 26 january 1999
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Hillbur, Y., Anderson, P., Arn, H. et al. Identification of sex pheromone components of the pea midge, Contarinia pisi (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Naturwissenschaften 86, 292–294 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001140050618
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s001140050618