title: Sex pheromone of fall armyworm : Laboratory evaluation of male response and inhibition of mating by pheromone components.
abstract: Two components of the fall armyworm,Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), sex pheromone, (Z)-9-dodecen-1-ol acetate (DDA) and (Z)-9-tetradecen-1-ol (TDA), were tested alone and in combination to determine their effects on male sexual response and inhibition of mating in the laboratory. The threshold response for FAW males was lower for TDA than for DDA, and males responded to TDA over a wider range of dosages. Although TDA is not attractive to FAW males in the field, this compound was highly effective in reducing mating under laboratory conditions.
authors.affiliation: Insect Attractants, Behavior, and Basic Biology Research Laboratory Agricultural Research, Science and Education Administration, USDA, 32604, Gainesville, Florida.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirai
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Mitchell