title: Identification of sex pheromone component of spruce budmothZeiraphera canadensis.
abstract: The analyses of virgin female sex pheromone gland extracts by gas chromatography (GC), GC-electroantennographic detection (GC-EAD) and GC-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) followed by field-trapping experiments, have identified (E)-9-tetradecenyl acetate (E9-14:Ac) as the primary sex pheromone component of the spruce budmoth,Zeiraphera canadensis. Dosages of 1.0-100.0 [Symbol: see text]g ofE9-14:Ac impregnated in rubber septa provide effective trap baits.
authors.affiliation: Pheromone Research Group, Research and Productivity Council, College Hill Road, P. 0. Box 20000, E3B 6C2, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Silk
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Butterworth
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Kuenen
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Northcott
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dunkelblum
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Kettela