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- Title
Pheromone Bouquet of the Dried Bean Beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus (Col.: Chrysomelidae), Now Complete.
- Authors
Vuts, József; Francke, Wittko; Mori, Kenji; Zarbin, Paulo H. G.; Hooper, Antony M.; Millar, Jocelyn G.; Pickett, John A.; Tóth, Miklós; Chamberlain, Keith; Caulfield, John C.; Woodcock, Christine M.; Tröger, Armin G.; Csonka, Éva Bálintné; Birkett, Michael A.
- Abstract
Male-specific volatile components, released by the dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus, were identified as methyl ( E, R)-2,4,5-tetradecatrienoate, methyl (2 E,4 Z,7 Z)-2,4,7-decatrienoate, methyl (2 E,4 Z)-2,4-decadienoate, octadecanal and the sesquiterpenes (3 Z,6 E)- and (3 E,6 E)-α-farnesene. In olfactometer bioassays, pure methyl ( E, R)-2,4,5-tetradecatrienoate was only weakly attractive to unmated females. However, a blend of the six identified compounds released in physiologically relevant ratios and doses proved to be as active as headspace odours collected from live males.
- Subjects
BEAN weevil; VOLATILE organic compounds; PHEROMONES; OLFACTOMETRY; BIOLOGICAL assay
- Publication
European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2015, Vol 2015, Issue 22, p4843
- ISSN
1434-193X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ejoc.201500196