Environmental Entomology (1996) 25, 109-113

Richard S. Cowles, Jocelyn G. Millar, Edward J. Perry, J. Steven McElfresh and Nancy Garrison (1996)
Identification of the sex pheromone of the western poplar clearwing moth (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)
Environmental Entomology 25 (1), 109-113
Abstract: The sex attractant pheromone for western poplar clearwing, Paranthrene robiniae (Hy. Edwards), was identified by field trapping, gas chromatography, mass spectroscopy, and electroantennography to be approximately a 4:1 ratio of (E,Z):(Z,Z)-3,13-octadecadienyl alcohols. Efficient attraction of male P. robiniae requires that both alcohol components be present. The blend of the 2 synthetic components should provide a sensitive and effective lure for monitoring western poplar clearwing moth populations.
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Database assignments for author(s): Jocelyn G. Millar, Richard S. Cowles

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
pheromones/attractants/traps
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Paranthrene robiniae	Birch (Betula)	U.S.A. (SW)
	Paranthrene robiniae	Willow (Salix)	U.S.A. (SW)