ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Spodoptera eridania
;
southern armyworm
;
Spodoptera exigua
;
beet armyworm
;
Lepidoptera
;
Nocteridae
;
pheromone
;
attractant
;
(Z)-9-tetradecen-1-ol acetate
;
(Z)-9-(E)-12-tetradecadien-1-ol acetate
;
(Z)-9-(E)12-tetradecadien-1-ol acetate
;
(Z)-9-(E)-11-tetradecadien-1-ol acetate
;
(Z)-11-hexadecen-1-ol acetate
;
(Z)-9-tetradecen-1-ol, behavior
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Analysis of sex pheromone gland extracts and volatile pheromone components collected from the calling female southern armyworm,Spodoptera eridania (Cramer), by high-resolution capillary gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy indicated that a number of 14-carbon mono- and diunsaturated acetates and a monounsaturated 16-carbon acetate were produced. Gland extracts also indicated the presence of (Z)-9-tetradecen-1-ol. However, this compound was not found in collections of volatiles. Field trapping studies indicated that the volatile blend composed of (Z)-9-tetradecen-1-ol acetate (60%), (Z)-9-(E)-12-tetradecadien-1-ol acetate (17%), (Z)-9-(Z)-12-tetradecadien-1-ol acetate (15%), (Z)-9-(E)-11-tetradecadien-1-ol acetate (5%), and (Z)-11-hexadecen-1-ol acetate (3 %) was an effective trap bait for males of this species. The addition of (Z)-9-tetradecen-1-ol to the acetate blends tested resulted in the capture of beet armyworm,S. exigua (Hubner), males which provides further evidence that the alcohol is a pheromone component of this species.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00988301
