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(Z)-9-Tetradecen-1-ol acetate [(Z)-9-TDA], identified originally as the sex pheromone of the fall armyworm,Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), acted as a secondary sex pheromone when it was tested in sticky traps in field tests. Low-level synergism was obtained when 2 and 10% quantities of (Z)-9-TDA were added to 100 μg of (Z)-9-dodecen-1-ol acetate, which is now considered the primary sex pheromone.
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Lepidoptera: Noctuidae.
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Jones, R.L., Sparks, A.N. (Z)-9-tetradecen-1-ol acetate. J Chem Ecol 5, 721–725 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00986556
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