cis-Vaccenyl Acetate, A Female-Produced Sex Pheromone Component of Ortholeptura valida, A Longhorned Beetle in the Subfamily Lepturinae

Ann M. Ray; Alenka Žunič; Ronald L. Alten; J. Steven McElfresh; Lawrence M. Hanks; Jocelyn G. Millar

doi:10.1007/s10886-011-9908-5

cis-Vaccenyl Acetate, A Female-Produced Sex Pheromone Component of Ortholeptura valida, A Longhorned Beetle in the Subfamily Lepturinae

Ann M. Ray, Alenka Žunič, Ronald L. Alten, J. Steven McElfresh, Lawrence M. Hanks, Jocelyn G. Millar

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Abstract

We report the identification, synthesis, and field bioassays of a female-produced sex attractant pheromone component of the cerambycid beetle Ortholeptura valida (LeConte). Headspace volatiles from females contained a female-specific compound, (Z)-11-octadecen-1-yl acetate, which elicited a strong response from antennae of adult males in coupled gas chromatography-electroantennogram analyses. In field bioassays, significant numbers of males were collected by traps baited with this compound. The pheromone represents a new structural class of cerambycid pheromones, and is the first pheromone identified for a cerambycid species in the subfamily Lepturinae.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	173-178
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Chemical Ecology
Volume	37
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-011-9908-5
State	Published - Feb 2011

Keywords

(Z)-11-Octadecen-1-yl acetate
Cerambycidae
Sex pheromone
Woodborer
cis-Vaccenyl acetate

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Biochemistry

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cis-Vaccenyl Acetate, A Female-Produced Sex Pheromone Component of Ortholeptura valida, A Longhorned Beetle in the Subfamily Lepturinae. / Ray, Ann M.; Žunič, Alenka; Alten, Ronald L.; McElfresh, J. Steven; Hanks, Lawrence M.; Millar, Jocelyn G.

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