Journal of Chemical Ecology (2009) 35, 336-341

Paul S. Robbins, Satoshi Nojima, Sridhar Polavarapu, Albrecht M. Koppenhöfer, Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Robert J. Holdcraft, Nancy H. Consolie, Daniel C. Peck and Wendell L. Roelofs (2009)
Sex pheromone of the scarab beetle Phyllophaga ( Phytalus) georgiana (Horn)
Journal of Chemical Ecology 35 (3), 336-341
Abstract: The sex pheromone of Phyllophaga (Phytalus) georgiana was characterized as valine methyl ester, tentatively the l-enantiomer. This is the first sex pheromone identified from the Phyllophaga subgenus Phytalus. The pheromone was extracted from female glands, the active component isolated by coupled gas chromatography-electroantennogram detection analysis, characterized by mass spectrometry, and shown to be active in field tests. The seasonal flight pattern was determined for P. georgiana as well as for three other species, P. anxia (both northern and southern genitalic forms), P. gracilis, and P. postrema. The latter three species were captured in traps baited with l-isoleucine methyl ester.
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Database assignments for author(s): Paul S. Robbins, Albrecht M. Koppenhöfer, Cesar R. Rodriguez-Saona

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
pheromones/attractants/traps
population dynamics/ epidemiology

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Phyllophaga anxia
	Phyllophaga georgiana