Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (1998) 86, 313-318

Yongping Huang, Sadahiro Tatsuki, Choon-gon Kim, Sugihiko Hoshizaki and Yukio Ishikawa (1998)
Identification of the sex pheromone of Ostrinia palustralis
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 86 (3), 313-318
Abstract: By means of gas chromatography with electroantennographic detection, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and a series of bioassays, (E)-11-tetradecenyl acetate (E11-14:OAc) and (Z)-11-tetradecenyl acetate (Z11-14:OAc) at a ratio of 99:1 were identified as female sex pheromone components of Ostrinia palustralis. The average amounts of E11- 14:OAc and Z11-14:OAc in a single sex pheromone gland were 37.2±24.4 ng and 0.3±0.2 ng, respectively. In a wind-tunnel bioassay, the binary blend of E11- and Z11-14:OAc elicited the same male behavioral responses as did virgin females.
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Database assignments for author(s): Yongping Huang, Yukio Ishikawa

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
pheromones/attractants/traps
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Ostrinia palustralis	Dock plant (Rumex)	Japan
Ostrinia palustralis (weed bioagent)			Japan