Sex pheromone of female african white rice stem borer,Maliarpha separatella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from Sierra Leone: Identification and field testing |
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Authors: | A Cork M Agyen-Sampong S J Fannah P S Beevor D R Hall |
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Affiliation: | (1) Natural Resources Institute, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, ME4 4TB Chatham, Kent, UK;(2) West African Rice Development Association, Regional Mangrove Swamp Rice Research Station, P.M.B. 678, Freetown, Sierra Leone |
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Abstract: | Analysis of ovipositor washings of femaleMaliarpha separatella from Sierra Leone by high-resolution gas chromatography (GC) linked to a male electroantennograph (EAG) indicated the presence of three electrophysiologically active compounds. The GC retention times of these compounds were consistent with those of (Z)-9-tetradecen-1-ol, (Z,E)-9,12-tetradecadien-1-ol, and (E,E)-10,12-tetradecadien-1-ol. Analysis by El and CI mass spectrometry of ovipositor washings confirmed these identifications and also indicated the presence of the saturated analog, tetradecan-1-ol. There was no evidence, from these analyses, of the corresponding aldehydes or acetates. The EAG-active compounds were present in the ovipositor washings in a ratio of approximately 23.51, with the major component constituting approximately 0.4 ng per ovipositor. GC-MS analysis of entrained female effluvia confirmed that the EAG-active compounds were released by virgin females. Field testing of the EAG-active compounds indicated that (Z,E)-9,12-tetradecadien-1-ol and (E,E)10,12-tetradecadien-1-ol were attractive to male moths in ratios of between 9:1 and 39:1, while (Z)-9-tetradecen-1-ol was found to reduce trap catch when added to blends of the other two compounds. |
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Keywords: | Maliarpha separatella (Z)-9-tetradecen-1-ol (Z E)-9 12-tetradecadien-1-o1 (E E)-10 12-tetradecadien-1-o1 sex pheromone Lepidoptera Pyralidae |
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