Brevicomin: principal sex attractant in the frass of the female western pine beetle.
The principal component of the sex attractant produced by the female western pine beetle (Dendrotonus brevicomis) is exo-7-ethyl-5-methyl-6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane; the trivial name brevicomin is suggested.
D000818:Animals; D001952:Bridged-Ring Compounds / Q000032:analysis* / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D002845:Chromatography; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000032:analysis*; D004988:Ethers, Cyclic; D005260:Female; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010675:Pheromones / Q000032:analysis*
D001952:Bridged-Ring Compounds; D004988:Ethers, Cyclic; D010675:Pheromones