title: Sex pheromone of tomato fruit borer, Neoleucinodes elegantalis.
abstract: Five candidate pheromone components were identified by analyzing pheromone gland extracts by gas chromatography (GC), coupled GC-electroantennographic detection (EAD), and coupled GC-mass spectrometry (MS) : (E)-11-hexadecenol(E11-16 : OH), (Z)-11-hexadecenol (Z11-16 : OH), (E)-11-hexadecenal, (E)-11-hexadecenyl acetate, and (Z)-3,(Z)-6,(Z)-9-tricosatriene (Z3,Z6,Z9-23 : Hy). In electroantennogram (EAG) recordings, synthetic E11-16 : OH elicited stronger antennal responses at low doses than other candidate pheromone components. Field tests demonstrated that synthetic E11-16 : OH as a trap bait was effective in attracting males, whereas addition of Z11-16 : OH inhibited the males' response. Z3,Z6,Z9-23 : Hy strongly enhanced attractiveness of E11-16 : OH, but was not attractive by itself. A pheromone blend with synergistic behavioral activity of an alcohol (E11-16 : OH) and hydrocarbon (Z3,Z6,Z9-23 : Hy) component is most unusual in the Lepidoptera. The synthetic two-component pheromone is approximately 60 times more attractive than the female-produced blend and might facilitate the control of this pest.
authors.affiliation: Laboratóriò de Comportamiento, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela. acabrera@usb.ve
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cabrera
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Eiras
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gries
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gries
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Urdaneta
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mirás
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Badji
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jaffe
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002628:Chemoreceptor Cells; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005260:Female; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007915:Lepidoptera; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D012724:Sex Attractants