Journal of Chemical Ecology (2014) 40, 379-386

Hsiao-Yung Ho, Bowroju Suresh Kuarm, Chi-Hung Ke, Yi-Kai Ma, Han-Jung Lee, Chao-Chih Cheng, Kelvin Kwen Liu and Jocelyn G. Millar (2014)
Identification of the major sex pheromone component of the scale insect, Aulacaspis murrayae Takahashi
Journal of Chemical Ecology 40 (4), 379-386
Abstract: (R)-Solanone was identified as a female-specific compound from aerations of virgin females of the scale insect, Aulacaspis murrayae Takahashi. The stereochemistry of the insect-produced solanone was confirmed to be (R) by comparison with synthesized racemic and chiral standards on a chiral stationary phase GC column. In bioassays, males were strongly attracted to a synthesized sample of (R)-solanone, demonstrating that this compound is a sex pheromone component for 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.
	Aulacaspis murrayae