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Hairpencil pheromone components of male oriental fruit moths,Grapholitha molesta

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MaleGrapholitha molesta hairpencil components are ethyltrans-cinnamate, mellein, methyl jasmonate, and methyl 2-epijasmonate. The natural behavioral effect elicited by hairpencil-displaying males during courtship in attracting sex-pheromone-releasing females from several centimeters away can be duplicated by mixtures of ethyltrans-cinnamate in various combinations with the other components.

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  1. R. Nishida

    Present address: Pesticide Research Institute, College of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

  2. T. C. Baker

    Present address: Division of Toxicology and Physiology, Department of Entomology, University of California, 92521, Riverside

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    R. Nishida, T. C. Baker & W. L. Roelofs

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Lepidoptera: Tortricidae.

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Nishida, R., Baker, T.C. & Roelofs, W.L. Hairpencil pheromone components of male oriental fruit moths,Grapholitha molesta . J Chem Ecol 8, 947–959 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00987661

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