title: Female sex pheromone of Glossosphecia romanovi (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae): identification and field attraction.
abstract: In field screening tests of synthetic pheromone candidates for Japanese sesiid species, a mixture of (3Z,13Z)-octadecadien-1-ol and (3Z,13Z)-octadecadienyl acetate successfully attracted male moths of Glossosphecia romanovi, a harmful pest of vine trees. The GC-EAD and GC-MS analyses of the pheromone gland extract revealed that the female moths produced the alcohol and acetate in a ratio of about 20:1, in addition to three other minor structure-related components.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Applied Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Naka
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakada
authors.forename: Nguyen Duc
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Do
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arita
authors.forename: Tetsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ando
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000032:analysis; D000438:Alcohols / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D008297:Male; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009036:Moths / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000138:chemical synthesis
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D000438:Alcohols; D012724:Sex Attractants