Journal of Chemical Ecology (1995) 21, 13-27

Miklós Tóth, Gábor Szöcs, Erik J. van Nieukerken, Peter Philipp, Frank Schmidt and Wittko Francke (1995)
Novel type of sex pheromone structure identified from Stigmella malella (Stainton) (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)
Journal of Chemical Ecology 21 (1), 13-27
Abstract: Short-chain unsaturated chiral methyl carbinols are identified as a new class of lepidopteran pheromone components. The natural female-produced pheromone of the banded apple pigmy Stigmella malella (=Nepticula malella) (Stainton) (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae) was identified to be a mixture of (S)-(E)-6,8-nonadien-2-ol and (S)-(Z)-6,8-nonadien-2-ol. For monitoring traps, a 10:3E:Z blend at 100-1000 µg is recommended. It is suggested that pheromones with similar structures may be specific to Nepticulidae and other related microlepidopteran families.
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Database assignments for author(s): Miklós Tóth, Gábor Szöcs

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.
	Stigmella malella