Applied Entomology and Zoology (2008) 43, 369-375

Hajime Sugie, Mayumi Teshiba, Yutaka Narai, Takafumi Tsutsumi, Nobuo Sawamura, Jun Tabata and Syuntaro Hiradate (2008)
Identification of a sex pheromone component of the Japanese mealybug, Planococcus kraunhiae (Kuwana)
Applied Entomology and Zoology 43 (3), 369-375
Abstract: A sex pheromone component of the Japanese mealybug, Planococcus kraunhiae, was isolated and identified. A crude extract of the pheromone obtained by airborne collection was first fractionated with Florisil column chromatography. The activity of each fractionated sample was examined in Petri dishes. The active fraction was further purified by HPLC and an active component was isolated by preparative GC. The purified compound showed attraction activity to adult males of P. kraunhiae in the field. The chemical structure was determined to be 2-isopropyliden-5-methyl-4-hexen-1-yl butyrate by GC-MS and NMR analyses.
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Database assignments for author(s): Hajime Sugie, Syuntaro Hiradate, Jun Tabata

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.
	Planococcus kraunhiae		Japan