Attraction of pea mothCydia nigricana F. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) to female sex pheromone (E,E)-8,10-dodecadien-1-YL acetate,is inhibited by geometric isomersE,Z, Z,E, andZ,Z |
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Authors: | Peter Witzgall Marie Bengtsson C. Rikard Unelius Jan Löfqvist |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Ecology, Lund University, 223 62 Lund, Sweden;(2) Department of Plant Protection Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 223 62 Lund, Sweden;(3) Department of Organic Chemistry, Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden |
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Abstract: | Field attraction ofCydia nigricana males to synthetic female sex pheromone (E,E)-8,10-dodecadien-1-yl acetate, formulated on red rubber septa, declined continuously during two weeks. This was due to isomerization of (E,E)-8,10-dodecadien-1-yl acetate: eight days after application of purifiedE,E isomer, the proportion ofE,Z;Z,E; andZ,Z isomers in rubber septa aged in the laboratory was 4%; a 5% addition of any one of these isomers to fresh lures of (E,E)-8,10-dodecadien-1-yl acetate significantly reduced male attraction. Stereospecific syntheses of (E,Z)-, (Z,E)-, and (Z,Z)-8,10-dodecadien-1-yl acetate are described. The pheromone gland ofCydia nigricana contains 0.8 ng/female of (E,E)-8,10-dodecadien-1-yl acetate, accompanied by three monounsaturated acetates, (E)-9-dodecen-1-yl acetate, (Z)-5-tetradecen-1-yl acetate, and (Z)-7-tetradecen-1-yl acetate (0.1 ng/female each). These compounds did not augment male trap catch when added to (E,E)-8,10-dodecadien-1-yl acetate. |
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Keywords: | Sex pheromone conjugated diene isomerization attraction inhibitor stereospecific synthesis (E,E)-8,10-dodecadien-1-yl acetate Cydia nigricana Tortricidae Lepidoptera |
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