ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Attractants
;
medfly
;
Ceratitis capitata
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Diptera
;
Tephritidae
;
male lures
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α-copaene
;
β-copaene
;
α-ylangene
;
β-ylangene
;
cyclosativene
;
cyclocopacamphene
;
longicyclene
;
longipinene
;
trans-α-bergamotene
;
Angelica seed oil
;
Angelica archangelica
;
enantiomers
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Nine sesquiterpenes structurally related to the potent male Mediterranean fruit fly lure (+)-α-copaene were tested in a series of field bioassays to determine their male medfly attractiveness relative to one another and to (+)-α-copaene itself. This study was carried out to determine the relative importance of the various substructure components of the (+)-α-copaene molecule in eliciting an attractive response in the male fly. Tests indicated that any deviation from the three-dimensional structure of (+)-α-copaene leads to major losses in male fly attractancy. The tested analogs fell into two groups, based on their levels of attraction: (+)-α-ylangene, (+)-β-copaene, (+)-β-ylangene, and (-)-α-copaene were found to be somewhat attractive, although much less so than (+)-α-copaene, while (+)-cyclosativene, (+)-cyclocopacamphene, (+)-longicyclene, (+)-longipinene, and (-)-trans-α-bergamotene were not attractive.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02036194
