ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Anticarsia gemmatalis
;
velvetbean caterpillar
;
Lepidoptera
;
Noctuidae
;
attractant
;
pheromone
;
hairpencils
;
(Z,Z,Z)-3,6,9-heneicosatriene
;
male-produced pheromone
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Observations in the laboratory and in the field indicated that maleAnticarsia gemmatalis (Hübner), the velvetbean caterpillar (VBC), are attracted to conspecific courting males. Male VBC subsequently were found to be attracted to extracts of male abdominal tips including the extrudable hairpencils. The active chemical in these extracts was identified as (Z,Z,Z)-3,6,9-heneicosatriene, which is also one of the major components of the female VBC sex pheromone. Male VBC in a wind tunnel and in the field exhibited a bimodal response distribution to a range of ratios of the (Z,Z,Z)-3,6,9-heneicosatriene and (Z,Z,Z)-3,6,9-eicosatriene, with one maximum at the pure heneicosatriene alone and the other at the 60∶40 female blend. This demonstrates that the male response to the male hairpencil component is distinct from that to the female sex pheromone.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01019340
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