ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Matsucoccus resinosae
;
M. thunbergianae
;
M. matsumurae
;
Coccoidea
;
Margarodidae
;
scale insects
;
pine bast scales
;
sex pheromone
;
(2E,4E)-4,6,10,12-tetramethyl-2,4-tridecadien-7-one
;
matsuone
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Matsunone, (2E,4E)-4.6,10,12-tetramethyl-2,4-tridecadien-7-one, is the primary sex pheromone ofMatsucoccus resinosae, M. thunbergianae, andM. matsumurae. The synthetic compound was tested in the laboratory and in field tests with all three species, and significantly more males responded to synthetic matsuone than to controls. The attraction of synthetic matsuone to males in field tests was not significantly different from that of virgin females at the same matsuone release rate. An analog of matsuone previously shown to be biologically active was also tested in the laboratory withM. resinosae andM. thunbergianae, and field tested withM. resinosae. The active analog required a dose approximately 100 times greater than matsuone to yield maximum laboratory bioassay response, and in field tests, attraction was not significantly different from controls at doses at which matsuone was significantly attractive.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00994424
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