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Electroantennogram responses of fall webworms (Hyphantria cunea) to 55 host volatile compounds were conducted. Results showed that male moths were more responsive to trans-2-hexenyl acetate, nonanal, hexanal, trans-2-hexenal, hexanol, isoamyl acetate, acetic acid cis-3-hexenyl ester, ethyl acetoacetate, citronellal and (+)-citronellal, and females were more responsive to hexanol, hexanal, acetophenone, isoamyl acetate, nonanal, trans-2-hexenal, acetic acid cis-3-hexenyl ester, citronellal, cis-3-hexen-1-ol and trans-2-hexen-1-ol. Seven bioactive compounds were also selected for further dosage response experiments, and a positive correlation was found between the fall webworm and the tested compounds. A maximum dosage level of 1000 μg was tested and found to elicit significantly higher activity from male moths compared with lower (1, 10, 100 μg) concentrations.
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Tang, R., Su, M. & Zhang, Z. Electroantennogram responses of an invasive species fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea) to host volatile compounds. Chin. Sci. Bull. 57, 4560–4568 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-012-5356-z
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