Journal of Chemical Ecology (1996) 22, 1103-1121

Pierre Zagatti, Philippe Lucas, Philippe Genty, Sandra Arango, Christian Malosse and Frédérique Tellier (1996)
Sex pheromone of Stenoma cecropia Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae)
Journal of Chemical Ecology 22 (6), 1103-1121
Abstract: (Z,E)-9,11-tetradecadienal (Z9,E11-14: Ald; 11%), (Z,E)-9,11,13-tetradecatrienal (Z9,E11, 13-14: Ald; 67%), (Z,E)-9,11-tetradecadienyl acetate (Z9,E11-14: Ac, 5.5%), and (Z,E)-9,11,13-tetradecatrienyl acetate (Z9,E11,13-14: Ac; 16.5%) were identified in the extracts of female pheromone glands ofStenoma cecropia (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae). From electroantennograms and single sensillum recordings, receptors to Z9,E11,13-14:Ald andZ9,E11-14: Ald were found on male antenna. Behavioral data were obtained from olfactometric tests in the laboratory and field trapping experiments in Colombia. It appeared that a blend of Z9,E11,13-14:Ald (83%) and Z9,E11-14:Ald (17%) was attractive to males. These aldehydes are assumed to be components of the sex pheromone ofS. cecropia, whereas the acetates found in gland extracts might be precursors of the pheromone.
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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.
	Stenoma impressella		Colombia