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) |
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Pages (from-to) | 173-178 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Chemical Ecology |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
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