ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Saltmarsh caterpillar moth
;
Estigmene acrea
;
(Z,Z)-9,12-octadecadienal
;
(Z,Z,Z)-9,12,15-octadecatrienal
;
(Z,Z)-3,6-cis-9,10-epoxy-heneicosadiene
;
fall webworm moth
;
Hyphantria cunea
;
insect sex pheromone
;
cis-9,10-epoxyheneicosane
;
trans-9,10-epoxyheneicosane
;
linolealde-hyde
;
linolenaldehyde
;
Lepidoptera
;
Arctiidae
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Three compounds have been identified as components of the sex pheromone emitted by females of the saltmarsh caterpillar moth,Estigmene acrea (Drury). These are (Z,Z)-9,12-octadecadienal (I), (Z,Z,Z)-9,12,15-octadecatrienal (II), and (Z,Z)-3,6-cis-9,10-epoxyheneicosadiene (III). In female tip extract they were found in a ratio of 1∶6∶25, respectively, and in trapped female effluvia the ratio was 1∶6∶27, respectively. Combinations of III with either I or II elicited sustained upwind flight in a wind tunnel, but none of these compounds by themselves did so. There is evidence that the antennal acceptor site for III is chiral.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00990299
