Sex pheromone of purplestriped shootworm,Zeiraphera unfortunana powell

P J Silk; E W Butterworth; L P Kuenen; C J Northcott; E G Kettela

doi:10.1007/BF01020145

Sex pheromone of purplestriped shootworm,Zeiraphera unfortunana powell

J Chem Ecol. 1988 May;14(5):1417-25. doi: 10.1007/BF01020145.

Authors

P J Silk¹, E W Butterworth, L P Kuenen, C J Northcott, E G Kettela

Affiliation

¹ Pheromone Research Group, Research and Productivity Council, College Hill Road, P. O. Box 6000, E3B 5H1, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.

PMID: 24276290
DOI: 10.1007/BF01020145

Abstract

The analyses of virgin female sex pheromone gland extracts and gland volatiles by GC, GC-EAD and GC-MS, followed by field trapping experiments, have identified (E)-9-dodecenyl acetate (E9-12∶Ac) as the primary sex pheromone component of the purplestriped shootworm,Zeiraphera unfortunana. Dosages of 1.0-10.0 μg ofE9-12∶Ac impregnated in rubber septa provide an effective trap bait and can be used for monitoring purposes.