title: Female sex pheromone secreted by Carmenta mimosa (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), a biological control agent for an invasive weed in Vietnam.
abstract: Larvae of the clearwing moth, Carmenta mimosa (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), bore into the trunk of Mimosa pigra L., which is one of the most invasive weeds in Vietnam. GC-EAD and GC-MS analyses of a pheromone gland extract revealed that the female moths produced (3Z,13Z)-3,13-octadecadienyl acetate. A lure baited with the synthetic acetate alone successfully attracted C. mimosa males in a field test. While the addition of a small amount of the corresponding alcohol did not strongly diminish the number of captured males, a trace of the aldehyde derivative or the (3E,13Z)-isomer markedly inhibited the attractiveness of the acetate. The diurnal males were mainly attracted from 6:00 am to 12:00 am.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture and Applied Biology, Can Tho University, Can Tho City, Vietnam.
authors.forename: Le Van
authors.initials: le V
authors.lastname: Vang
authors.forename: Chau Nguyen Quoc
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Khanh
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shibasaki
authors.forename: Tetsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ando
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D031298:Mimosa; D010572:Pest Control, Biological / Q000379:methods*; D057685:Plant Weeds; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D014744:Vietnam; D058728:Weed Control / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D012724:Sex Attractants