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The sex pheromone of the fir coneworm moth consists of a blend of (3Z,6Z,9Z,12Z,15Z)-pentacosapentaene and (9Z,11E)-tetradecadienyl acetate. Analogous blends of polyunsaturated, long-chain hydrocarbons with much shorter chain aldehydes or alcohols recently have been discovered in three other moth species in the superfamily Pyraloidea. These combinations of components from two distinct structural classes may represent an important and widespread new pheromone blend motif within the Lepidoptera.
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This project was funded by the Forest Genetics Council of the British Columbia Ministry of Forests and the USDA Forest Service. We thank Nancy Gillette for her support and encouragement to pursue this project, Amanda Roe for confirming moth species identifications, and Mariana Krugner for technical assistance.
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Millar, J.G., Grant, G.G., McElfresh, J.S. et al. (3Z,6Z,9Z,12Z,15Z)-Pentacosapentaene, a Key Pheromone Component of the Fir Coneworm Moth, Dioryctria abietivorella . J Chem Ecol 31, 1229–1234 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-005-5813-0
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