Sex Pheromones of the Potato Tuber Moth (Phthorimaea operculella)

Huanhuan Pan; Hongyi Zhao; Likun Ai; Jian Huang; Yang Chen

doi:10.3389/fchem.2022.882400

Sex Pheromones of the Potato Tuber Moth (Phthorimaea operculella)

Front Chem. 2022 Mar 17:10:882400. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2022.882400. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Huanhuan Pan¹, Hongyi Zhao¹, Likun Ai¹, Jian Huang¹, Yang Chen¹

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Research and Development Center for Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.

Abstract

The potato tuber moth (Phthorimaea operculella) is a major potato pest. Its sex pheromones contain two chemical structures: 4E,7Z-tridecadiene-1-ol acetate (PTM1) and 4E,7Z,10Z-tridecatriene-1-ol acetate (PTM2). Increasing global consciousness of environmental protection is driving widespread attention to the possible use of these pheromones for sustainable pest management. This review summarizes research on the structure confirmation, field application, and chemical synthesis of the sex pheromones of the potato tuber moth. An efficient synthesis strategy of the two sex pheromones is proposed.

Keywords: biological control; natural products; potato tuber moth (Phthorimaea operculella); sex pheromones; synthesis.

Publication types

Review