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Identification of the Aggregation-sex Pheromone Produced by Male Monochamus saltuarius, a Major Insect Vector of the Pine Wood Nematode

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In this study, we isolated and identified an aggregation-sex pheromone from Monochamus saltuarius, the major insect vector of the pine wood nematode in Korea. Adult males of M. saltuarius produce 2-undecyloxy-1-ethanol, which is known as an aggregation-sex pheromone in other Monochamus species. We performed field experiments to determine the attractiveness of the pheromone and other synergists. More M. saltuarius adult beetles were attracted to traps baited with the pheromone than to unbaited traps. Ethanol and (−)-α-pinene interacted synergistically with the pheromone. Traps baited with the pheromone + (−)-α-pinene +ethanol were more attractive to M. saltuarius adults than traps baited with the pheromone, (−)-α-pinene, or ethanol alone. Ipsenol, ipsdienol, and limonene were also identified as synergists of the aggregation-sex pheromone for M. saltuarius adults. In field experiments, the proportion of females was much higher in the beetles caught in traps than among the beetles emerging from naturally-infested logs in the laboratory. Our results suggest that a combination of aggregation-sex pheromone and synergists could be very effective for monitoring and managing M. saltuarius.

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This work was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Forest Science (Project No. 0525-20160049, “Research on chemicals that control behavior of vector insect of pine wood nematode”) to IK Park.

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  1. Department of Forest Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea

    Hyo-Rim Lee, Sung-Chan Lee, Jeong-Eun Kim & Il-Kwon Park

  2. Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea

    Hyo-Rim Lee & Il-Kwon Park

  3. Korea Institute of Insect Pheromone, Hanbat National University, Daejeon, 34158, Republic of Korea

    Dong Ha Lee

  4. Laboratory of Chromatography, National Instrumentation Center for Environmental Management, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea

    Won-Sil Choi

  5. Division of Forest Insect Pests and Diseases, National Institute of Forest Science, Seoul, 02455, Republic of Korea

    Chan-Sik Jung

  6. Department of Chemistry, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Republic of Korea

    Jae-Ho Jeon

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Lee, HR., Lee, SC., Lee, D.H. et al. Identification of the Aggregation-sex Pheromone Produced by Male Monochamus saltuarius, a Major Insect Vector of the Pine Wood Nematode. J Chem Ecol 43, 670–678 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-017-0864-6

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