Synergistic sex pheromone components of white-spotted tussock moth, Orgyia thyellina
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| Authors: | Gries, G; Clearwater, J; Gries, R; Khaskin, G; King, S; Schaefer, P |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Journal: | Journal of Chemical Ecology 25: 1091-1104 |
| Title: | Synergistic sex pheromone components of white-spotted tussock moth, Orgyia thyellina |
| Abstract: | In 1996, the exotic white-spotted tussock moth (WSTM), Orgyia thyellina (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae), was discovered in Auckland, New Zealand. Because establishment of WSTM would threaten New Zealand's orchard industry and international trade, eradication of WSTM with microbial insecticide was initiated To monitor and complement eradication of WSTM by capture of male moths in pheromone-baited traps, pheromone components of female WSTM needed to be identified. Coupled gas chromatographic-electroantennographic detection analysis of pheromone gland extract revealed several compounds that elicited responses from male moth antennae. Mass spectra of the two most EAD-active compounds suggested, and comparative GC-MS of authentic standards confirmed, that they were (Z)-6-heneicosen-11-one (Z6-11-one) and (Z)-6-heneicosen-9-one, the latter termed here "thyellinone." In field experiments in Japan, Z6-11-one plus thyellinone at a 100:5 ratio attracted WSTM males, whereas either ketone alone failed to attract a single male moth. Addition of further candidate pheromone components did not enhance attractiveness of the binary blend. Through the 1997-1998 summer, 45,000 commercial trap lures baited with 2000 mu g of Z6-11-one and 100 mu g of thyellinone were deployed in Auckland towards eradication of the residual WSTM population. |
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