Sex Pheromone of the Apple Leafminer Moth, Phyllonorycter ringoniella (MATSUMURA)(Lepidoptera : Gracillariidae) : Activity of Geometrical Isomers of Tetradecadienyl Acetates

Abstract

All geometrical isomers of (3, 10)-, (4, 10)-, (5, 10)- and (6, 10)-tetradecadienyl acetates were synthesized as candidate compounds of the apple leafminer moth's pheromone component. The activities of combinations of 16 dienes with 2 monoenes were tested under field conditions. The combination of (Z)-10-tetradecenyl acetate and E4, Z10-tetradecadienyl acetate was as active as virgin females and it is strongly suggested that the the sex pheromone of the apple leafminer moth is this mixture. (E)-10-Tetradecenyl acetate and the other 2 isomers of E4, Z10-tetradecadienyl acetate showed weak activity.