Journal of Chemical Ecology (2009) 35, 243-249

Jun Tabata, Makoto Minamishima, Hajime Sugie, Takehiko Fukumoto, Fumiaki Mochizuki and Yutaka Yoshiyasu (2009)
Sex pheromone components of the pear fruit moth, Acrobasis pyrivorella (Matsumura)
Journal of Chemical Ecology 35 (2), 243-249
Abstract: We analyzed the sex pheromone of the pear fruit moth, Acrobasis pyrivorella, by means of gas chromatography-electroantennographic detection (GC-EAD) and GC-mass spectrometry. Two EAD-active compounds were detected in the pheromone gland extract of females. They were identified as (Z)-9-pentadecenyl acetate (Z9-15:OAc) and pentadecyl acetate (15:OAc). The amounts per female gland (mean ± standard error) of these compounds were 12.9 ± 2.8 and 0.8 ± 0.1 ng, respectively. Synthetic Z9-15:OAc (300 μg) attracted conspecific males in field trapping experiments. When 15:OAc (21 μg; 7% of Z9-15:OAc quantity) was added, the number of males trapped increased significantly. Catch in traps baited with the mixture of these compounds was greater than that in traps baited with 1-3-day-old virgin females. We, therefore, conclude that Z9-15:OAc and 15:OAc are sex pheromone components of this species.
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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.
	Acrobasis pyrivorella		Japan