Identification of the Sex Pheromone of the Pink Grass Worm, Tmetolophota atristriga, Reveals Possible Population Differences in Male Response to Sex Pheromone

• Published in: Journal of chemical ecology Vol. 48; no. 9-10; pp. 683 - 689
• Main Authors: El-Sayed, Ashraf M., Manning, Lee-Anne M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.10.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acetic acid; Agriculture; Biochemistry; Biological Microscopy; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Cockroaches; Ecology; Endemic species; Entomology; Grasses; Larvae; Life Sciences; Males; Mixtures; Pasture; Pheromone gland; Pheromones; Populations; Sex; Sex pheromone; New Zealand; New Zealand; Sex pheromone; Noctuidae; Pasture pest; Monitoring

The pink grass worm, Tmetolophota atristriga (Walker), is an endemic New Zealand noctuid moth species that is abundant throughout the North and South Islands. The larvae are minor defoliators of agricultural pasture. We investigated the sex pheromone of this species. Analysis of extract of the femal...