Journal of Chemical Ecology (1996) 22, 259-270

Midori Fukaya, Tetsuya Yasuda, Sadao Wakamura and Hiroshi Honda (1996)
Reproductive biology of the yellow-spotted longicorn beetle, Psacothea hilaris (Pascoe) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). III. Identification of contact sex pheromone on female body surface
Journal of Chemical Ecology 22 (2), 259-270
Abstract: A major component of female contact sex pheromone of the yellow-spotted longicorn beetle, Psacothea hilaris (Pascoe), was isolated from the elytra and identified as (Z)-21-methyl-8-pentatriacontene. The synthetic compound released the typical mating behavior including holding, mounting, and abdominal bending in males, although its activity was considerably lower than the extract of female elytra when treated on a gelatin capsule as an artificial female model.
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Database assignments for author(s): Midori Fukaya, Tetsuya Yasuda, Sadao Wakamura

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.
	Psacothea hilaris