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Sex pheromone of the stable fly: Evaluation of methyl- and 1,5-dimethylalkanes as mating stimulants

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Each of 20 methyl-branched and 1,5-dimethyl-branched alkanes that comprise the active principle of saturated hydrocarbons of the female stable fly,Stomoxys calcitrans (L.), was synthesized and evaluated for mating stimulant activity. The compounds that showed the highest degree of activity in bioassays were 15-methyl- and 15,19-dimethyltritriacontanes.

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  1. P. E. Sonnet

    Present address: Honey Bee Pesticides/Diseases Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, University of Wyoming, 82071, Laramie, Wyoming

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  1. Organic Chemical Synthesis Laboratory Agricultural Environmental Quality Institute, Agricultural Research Service, 20705, Beltsville, Maryland

    P. E. Sonnet

  2. Chemical and Biophysical Control Laboratory Agricultural Environmental Quality Institute, Agricultural Research Service, 20705, Beltsville, Maryland

    E. C. Uebel & R. W. Miller

  3. Veterinary Toxicology and Entomology Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, 77840, College Station, Texas

    R. L. Harris

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Diptera: Muscidae.

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Sonnet, P.E., Uebel, E.C., Harris, R.L. et al. Sex pheromone of the stable fly: Evaluation of methyl- and 1,5-dimethylalkanes as mating stimulants. J Chem Ecol 3, 245–249 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00988440

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