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Sex attractant for currant clearwing mothSynanthedon tipuliformis (Clerck) (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)

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The currant clearwing moth,Synanthedon tipuliformis (Clerck) (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), is a pest in many parts of the world. In field tests it was found that (E,Z)-2,13-octadecadien-1-ol acetate attracts males of this species. The synthesis of this compound and of its geometrical isomer (Z,Z)-2,13-octadecadien-1-ol acetate is described.

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  1. Institute for Pesticide Research, Marijkeweg 22, 6709, PG Wageningen, The Netherlands

    S. Voerman

  2. Department of Chemistry Schoemakerstraat 97, Division of Technology for Society TNO, P.O.B. 217, 2600, AE Delft, The Netherlands

    C. J. Persoons

  3. Max-Plank-Institut für Verhaltensphysiologie, D-8131, Seewiesen, West Germany

    E. Priesner

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Voerman, S., Persoons, C.J. & Priesner, E. Sex attractant for currant clearwing mothSynanthedon tipuliformis (Clerck) (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae). J Chem Ecol 10, 1371–1376 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00988118

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