TY - JOUR
T1 - Sex pheromones and reproductive isolation of the lesser peachtree borer and the peachtree borer
AU - Tumlinson, III, James Homer
AU - Yonce, C. E.
AU - Doolittle, R. E.
AU - Heath, R. R.
AU - Gentry, C. R.
AU - Mitchell, E. R.
PY - 1974/1/1
Y1 - 1974/1/1
N2 - (E,Z)-3,13-octadecadien-1-ol acetate, and (Z,Z)-3,13-octadecadien-1-ol acetate, isolated from the female lesser peachtree borer, Synanthedon pictipes (Grote and Robinson), and the female peachtree borer, Sanninoidea exitiosa (Say), respectively, strongly attract the respective males of these species in field bioassays. These compounds are the largest pheromones isolated thus far from a lepidopterous species. Sanninoidea exitiosa males did not respond to the synthesized (E,Z)-isomer, and low concentrations of it in the synthesized (Z,Z)-isomer did not interfere with their response to the (Z,Z)-isomer. In contrast, even very low concentrations of the (Z,Z)-isomer (1 percent) in the (E,Z)-isomer significantly inhibited the response of Synanthedon pictipes males.
AB - (E,Z)-3,13-octadecadien-1-ol acetate, and (Z,Z)-3,13-octadecadien-1-ol acetate, isolated from the female lesser peachtree borer, Synanthedon pictipes (Grote and Robinson), and the female peachtree borer, Sanninoidea exitiosa (Say), respectively, strongly attract the respective males of these species in field bioassays. These compounds are the largest pheromones isolated thus far from a lepidopterous species. Sanninoidea exitiosa males did not respond to the synthesized (E,Z)-isomer, and low concentrations of it in the synthesized (Z,Z)-isomer did not interfere with their response to the (Z,Z)-isomer. In contrast, even very low concentrations of the (Z,Z)-isomer (1 percent) in the (E,Z)-isomer significantly inhibited the response of Synanthedon pictipes males.
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U2 - 10.1126/science.185.4151.614
DO - 10.1126/science.185.4151.614
M3 - Article
C2 - 4841145
AN - SCOPUS:0016218998
VL - 185
SP - 614
EP - 616
JO - Science
JF - Science
SN - 0036-8075
IS - 4151
ER -