Identification of sex pheromone of tomato pinworm,Keiferia lycopersicella (Wals.)

  • J Chem Ecol. 1991 Jan;17(1):175-83. doi: 10.1007/BF00994431.
R E Charlton  1 ,  J A Wyman ,  J R McLaughlin ,  J W Du ,  W L Roelofs
Affiliations
  • 1. Department of Entomology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 14456, Geneva, New York.
PMID: 24258443 DOI: 10.1007/BF00994431
Abstract

A Sex Pheromone produced by femaleKeiferia lycopersicella (Walsingham) was isolated and identified as (E)-4-tridecenyl acetate, based on chemical analyses, electroantennogram assays, and field trapping in California and Florida. Males were captured equally well in traps baited with (E)-4-tridecenyl acetate alone or a variety of (Z)- and (E)-4-tridecenyl acetate blends, although theZ isomer was not detected in extracts of female glands.

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