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Pheromone components of female California red scale,Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell) were isolated from airborne collections and found to be 3-methyl-6-isopropenyl-9-decen-1-yl acetate and (Z)-3-methyl-6-isopropenyl-3,9-decadien-1-yl acetate. Both enantiomers of the latter compound as well as the corresponding enantiomers of theE isomer were prepared from (S)- or (R)-carvone. Bioassays with each of the four isomers showed that only theR,Z isomer attracted male red scale.
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This research was supported by a USDA Cooperative Research Grant.
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Roelofs, W., Gieselmann, M., Cardé, A. et al. Identification of the California red scale sex pheromone. J Chem Ecol 4, 211–224 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00988056
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