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Mixtures of (Z)-5- and (Z)-7-dodecenyl acetates in ratios >100∶1 are powerful, specific sex attractants for redbacked cutworm male moths. Bioactive lures were produced by admixture of these pure compounds or through syntheses involving catalytic bond shifting. Best field trapping was obtained with 200∶1 (Z)-5∶(Z)-7 ratio, at lure doses (on rubber) of 0.1–2.0 mg, using cone swivel traps with 10- to 13-mm orifices, or Pherocon® 1-CP sticky traps, at a height of 50–90 cm. The pheromone traps were more efficient than large blacklight traps and captured the various morphological forms of the moth in similar ratios.
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Steck, W., Chisholm, M.D., Underhill, E.W. et al. Optimized conditions for sex attractant trapping of male redbacked cutworm moths,Euxoa ochrogaster (Guenée). J Chem Ecol 6, 585–591 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00987670
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