Female Sex Pheromone of Glossosphecia romanovi (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae): Identification and Field Attraction

Hideshi NAKA; Masatoshi MOCHIZUKI; Ken NAKADA; Nguyen Duc DO; Takeo YAMAUCHI; Yutaka ARITA; Tetsu ANDO

doi:10.1271/bbb.100232

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Female Sex Pheromone of Glossosphecia romanovi (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae): Identification and Field Attraction

Hideshi NAKA, Masatoshi MOCHIZUKI, Ken NAKADA, Nguyen Duc DO, Takeo YAMAUCHI, Yutaka ARITA, Tetsu ANDO

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Keywords: mimic of hornet, vine tree borer, male attraction, 3,13-diene

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2010 Volume 74 Issue 9 Pages 1943-1946

DOI https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.100232

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Abstract

In field screening tests of synthetic pheromone candidates for Japanese sesiid species, a mixture of (3Z,13Z)-octadecadien-1-ol and (3Z,13Z)-octadecadienyl acetate successfully attracted male moths of Glossosphecia romanovi, a harmful pest of vine trees. The GC-EAD and GC-MS analyses of the pheromone gland extract revealed that the female moths produced the alcohol and acetate in a ratio of about 20:1, in addition to three other minor structure-related components.

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