Sex pheromone components of the pear fruit moth, Acrobasis pyrivorella (Matsumura).
We analyzed the sex pheromone of the pear fruit moth, Acrobasis pyrivorella, by means of gas chromatography-electroantennographic detection (GC-EAD) and GC-mass spectrometry. Two EAD-active compounds were detected in the pheromone gland extract of females. They were identified as (Z)-9-pentadecenyl acetate (Z9-15:OAc) and pentadecyl acetate (15:OAc). The amounts per female gland (mean +/- standard error) of these compounds were 12.9 +/- 2.8 and 0.8 +/- 0.1 ng, respectively. Synthetic Z9-15:OAc (300 microg) attracted conspecific males in field trapping experiments. When 15:OAc (21 microg; 7% of Z9-15:OAc quantity) was added, the number of males trapped increased significantly. Catch in traps baited with the mixture of these compounds was greater than that in traps baited with 1-3-day-old virgin females. We, therefore, conclude that Z9-15:OAc and 15:OAc are sex pheromone components of this species.
Tabata
Jun
J
National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. jtabata@affrc.go.jp
Minamishima
Makoto
M
Sugie
Hajime
H
Fukumoto
Takehiko
T
Mochizuki
Fumiaki
F
Yoshiyasu
Yutaka
Y
D000085:Acetates / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D005233:Fatty Alcohols / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D008297:Male; D009036:Moths / Q000737:chemistry*; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal
C541425:9-pentadecenyl acetate; D000085:Acetates; D005233:Fatty Alcohols; D012724:Sex Attractants; C541426:pentadecyl acetate