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teans-11-Tetradecenyl acetate (96%) andcis-11-tetradecenyl acetate (4%) are pheromone components of the European corn borer,Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner), from New York. This isomeric blend extracted from the female abdominal tips is very similar to the most attractive synthetic mixture in the field in New York. AnO. nubilalis strain from London, Ontario, was found to produce 97%cis-11-tetradecenyl acetate and 3%trans-11-tetradecenyl acetate.
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Kochansky, J., Cardé, R.T., Liebherr, J. et al. Sex pheromone of the european corn borer,Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), in New York. J Chem Ecol 1, 225–231 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00987871
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