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Attraction ofCacoecimorpha pronubana male moths to blends of four sex pheromone components was studied in the wind tunnel.Z11–14∶Ac alone did not elicit upwind flight, admixture of 10%Z11–14∶OH or more led to successful attraction of males to the source. Attractivity of these binary blends was further enhanced by addition ofE11–14∶Ac orZ9–14∶Ac; the optimum was a blend ofZ11–14∶Ac,Z11–14∶OH,E11–14∶Ac, andZ9–14∶Ac at the proportion of 100∶30∶3∶3. In ternary and quaternary blends, the effect ofZ11–14∶OH andE11–14∶Ac was strongest at 30% and 3%, respectively. By contrast,Z9–14∶Ac increased behavioral responses over a wide range.
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Witzgall, P. Attraction ofCacoecimorpha pronubana male moths to synthetic sex pheromone blends in the wind tunnel. J Chem Ecol 16, 1507–1515 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01014085
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