title: Isolation, identification and field tests of the sex pheromone of the carambola fruit borer, Eucosma notanthes.
abstract: Two components, (Z)-8-dodecenyl acetate (Z8-12:Ac) and (Z)-8-dodecenol (Z8-12:OH), were isolated from sex pheromone glands of the carambola fruit borer, Eucosma notanthes, and were identified by GC, and GC-MS, chemical derivatization, and comparison of retention times. The ratio of the alcohol to acetate in the sex pheromone extracts was 2.7. However, synthetic mixtures (1 mg) in ratios ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 were more effective than other blends in trapping male moths in field tests.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Y P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Yen
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Hou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005088:Exocrine Glands / Q000737:chemistry; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007814:Larva / Q000737:chemistry; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000737:chemistry*; D009068:Movement; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D012724:Sex Attractants