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WildAntheraea polyphemus (Cramer) (Lepidoptera:Saturniidae) males were attracted to synthetic pheromone and to laboratory-reared females from 23∶00 (EDT) until dawn. Males were attracted to the synthetic pheromone at a mean time of 01:33 and to the females at 03∶23 (EDT). Synthetic traps accumulated the most males (61 compared to 19 in the female-baited traps), but there was no large difference in catch during the main interval of female attractiveness. Pheromone used in the study was prepared by an improved synthesis that utilizescis-4-nonen-1-yl bromide as a key intermediate.
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Kochansky, J.P., Cardé, R.T., Taschenberg, E.F. et al. Rhythms of maleAntheraea polyphemus Attraction and female attractiveness, and an improved pheromone sythesis. J Chem Ecol 3, 419–427 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00988185
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