ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Oryzaephilus surinamensis
;
Oryzaephilus mercator
;
aggregation pheromone
;
macrolide lactone
;
(Z)-3-dodecen-11-olide
;
(Z,Z)-3,6-dodecadien-11-olide
;
(Z,Z)-5,8-tetradecadien-13-olide
;
(Z, Z)-3,6-dodecadienolide
;
(Z)-5-tetradecen-13-olide
;
enantiomers
;
racemate
;
chirality
;
aggregation behavior
;
Coleoptera
;
Cucujidae
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract The response of the sawtoothed grain beetle,Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L.), and the merchant grain beetle,O. mercator (Fauvel), to synthetic racemic and chiral macrolide aggregation pheromones was assessed in pitfall olfactometers.O.mercator utilizes theR enantiomers of (Z)-3-dodecen-11-olide and (Z,Z)-3,6-dodecadien-11-olide.O. surinamensis utilizes theR enantiomers of (Z,Z)-3,6-dodecadien-11-olide and the Synergist (Z,Z)-5,8-tetradecadien-13-olide in combination with achiral (Z,Z)-3,6-dodecadienolide. For both species, the racemates of the respective chiral pheromones were effective attractants. The respectiveS enantiomers were inactive for both species and had no effect on the biological activity of the active antipodes. No diel periodicity in responsiveness to pheromones was detected inOryzaephilus spp. reared either on a 12∶12 light-dark photoperiod or in darkness. Nonpheromone macrolides, naturally released in trace amounts byOryzaephilus spp., did not affect the aggregation response of either species to its pheromones when these additional macrolides were combined with the pheromone mixtures.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01012295
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