1-Methylethyl octanoate, a new lepidopteran sex pheromone from the bagworm, Megalophanes viciella

Extracts obtained by rinsing the thorax and extracts from the tergal sex pheromone gland of females of the bagworm moth, Megalophanes viciella, as well as headspace samples from live animals, were analyzed to reveal the chemical structure of the pheromone. As a result, 1-methylethyl octanoate was es...

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Published inJournal of chemical ecology Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 487 - 495
Main Authors SUBCHEV, M, TOSHOVA, T, STANIMIROVA, L, STAN, G, EMBACHER, G, FRANCKE, W, RECKZIEGEL, A, FERREIRA, J. T, PRIESNER, E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Springer 01.02.2000
Springer Nature B.V
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1-Methylethyl octanoate
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Autoecology
Biological and medical sciences
Bulgaria
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Megalophanes viciella
Pheromones
Protozoa. Invertebrata
Psychidae
Romania
Bulgaria
Europe
Romania
Sex pheromone
Chemical analysis
Pest
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Chemical structure
Attractive trap
Invertebrata
Psychidae
Integrated pest management
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Summary:Extracts obtained by rinsing the thorax and extracts from the tergal sex pheromone gland of females of the bagworm moth, Megalophanes viciella, as well as headspace samples from live animals, were analyzed to reveal the chemical structure of the pheromone. As a result, 1-methylethyl octanoate was established as a main sex pheromone component of this species. This was further confirmed by numerous catches of conspecific males in traps baited with this compound in Bulgaria and Roumania.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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ISSN:0098-0331
1573-1561
DOI:10.1023/A:1005421808497