title: (E)-5-hexadecenyl acetate: a novel moth sex pheromone component from Stathmopoda auriferella.
abstract: The sex pheromone of Stathmopoda auriferella (Walker), an important pest of kiwifruit in Korea, was studied. Two candidate pheromone components detected in the gland extracts of females were identified as (E)-5-hexadecenyl acetate (E5-16:OAc) and (E)-5-hexadecenol (E5-16:OH) in a ratio of 75:25 by mass spectral analysis of natural pheromone components and dimethyldisulfide adducts, and retention index comparisons with synthetic standards. In the kiwifruit orchards, E5-16:OAc alone was attractive to S. auriferella males and caught significantly more males than live virgin females. However, addition of E5-16:OH strongly inhibited attraction to E5-16:OAc. These results suggest that the major component of the female-produced sex pheromone of S. auriferella is E5-16:OAc. This hexadecenyl acetate is a novel moth sex pheromone component.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Suwon 440-706, Republic of Korea. cyyang@korea.kr
authors.forename: Chang Yeol
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Kyung San
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Myoung Rae
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D005233:Fatty Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D008297:Male; D009036:Moths / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: C583614:5-hexadecenyl acetate; D000085:Acetates; D005233:Fatty Alcohols; D012724:Sex Attractants