Environmental Entomology (1984) 13, 854-858

Wendy L. Meyer, R. Scott Cameron, Ashok Tamhankar, Gary Debarr, C. Wayne Berisford and Wendell L. Roelofs (1984)
Sex pheromone of the blister coneworm moth, Dioryctria clarioralis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
Environmental Entomology 13 (3), 854-858
Abstract: Male Dioryctria clarioralis moths are attracted to a synthetic blend of 30 µg Z9-14:OAc, 12% E9-14:OAc, and 5 to 10% Z11-16:OAc. The two tetradecenyl acetates have been characterized from the female sex pheromone gland. Due to the small quantities of pheromone stored by the female (<0.5 ng per female) we were not able to isolate Z11-16: OAc. Dodecyl acetate was identified from gland extracts yet it did not appear to be necessary for attracting males to pheromone traps. Males of a sympatric species, D. merkeli, were attracted to pheromone traps containing blends of the two 14-carbon acetates (0 to 15% E), yet were not attracted to traps baited with virgin D. clarioralis, suggesting that an additional component(s) was used by D. clarioralis. Temporal (diel and seasonal) and pheromonal niche dimensions for four sympatric species of Dioryctria are discussed.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
pheromones/attractants/traps

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Dioryctria merkeli
	Dioryctria clarioralis	Pine (Pinus)	U.S.A. (SE)