New pheromone components of the grapevine moth Lobesia botrana

J Chem Ecol. 2005 Dec;31(12):2923-32. doi: 10.1007/s10886-005-8404-1. Epub 2005 Dec 18.

Abstract

Analysis of extracts of sex pheromone glands of grapevine moth females Lobesia botrana showed three previously unidentified compounds, (E)-7-dodecenyl acetate and the (E,E)- and (Z,E)-isomers of 7,9,11-dodecatrienyl acetate. This is the first account of a triply unsaturated pheromone component in a tortricid moth. The monoenic acetate (E)-7-dodecenyl acetate and the trienic acetate (7Z,9E,11)-dodecatrienyl acetate significantly enhanced responses of males to the main pheromone compound, (7E,9Z)-7,9-dodecadienyl acetate, in the wind tunnel. The identification of sex pheromone synergists in L. botrana may be of practical importance for the development of integrated pest management systems.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chromatography, Gas
  • Female
  • Male
  • Moths / chemistry*
  • Sex Attractants / chemistry*
  • Sex Attractants / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Sex Attractants