(2S,12Z)-2-acetoxy-12-heptadecene: Major sex pheromone component of pistachio twig borer, Kermania pistaciella
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| Authors: | Gries, R; Khaskin, G; Daroogheh, H; Mart, C; Karadag, S; Er, MK; Britton, R; Gries, G |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Journal: | J. Chem. Ecol. 32: 2667-2677 Article Link (DOI) PubMed |
| Title: | (2S,12Z)-2-acetoxy-12-heptadecene: Major sex pheromone component of pistachio twig borer, Kermania pistaciella |
| Abstract: | The sex pheromone of the pistachio twig borer, Kermania pistaciella (Lepidoptera: Oinophilidae), one of the most important insect pests of pistachio, Pistacia vera, in Turkey and Iran, was identified. In gas chromatographic-electroantennographic detection (GC-EAD) and GC-mass spectrometric analyses of pheromone gland extracts of female K. pistaciella from Turkey, (2S,12Z)-2-acetoxy-12-heptadecene was identified as the major candidate pheromone component. In field experiments in Turkey, lures containing synthetic (2S,12Z)-2-acetoxy-12-heptadecene attracted large numbers of male moths. Its attractiveness was significantly reduced by the presence of the R-enantiomer or of either enantiomer of the corresponding alcohol. (2S,12Z)-2-Acetoxy-12-heptadecene is the first pheromone component identified in the Oinophilidae and the first secondary acetate pheromone component identified in the Lepidoptera. |
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