Sex Pheromone of the Oblique-banded Leaf Roller Moth

Sex Pheromone of the Oblique-banded Leaf Roller Moth

ALTHOUGH at least ten pheromone compounds have been reported for lepidopterous species, only three 1–3 have proved to be true sex attractants in natural field conditions. We now report that the structure of the sex attractant of the oblique-banded leaf roller Choristoneura rosaceana (Lepidoptera, To...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 1970-06, Vol.226 (5251), p.1172-1172
Hauptverfasser: ROELOFS, WENDELL L, TETTE, JAMES P
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:ALTHOUGH at least ten pheromone compounds have been reported for lepidopterous species, only three 1–3 have proved to be true sex attractants in natural field conditions. We now report that the structure of the sex attractant of the oblique-banded leaf roller Choristoneura rosaceana (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae), one of the most widely distributed North American tortricids, is cis -11-tetradecenyl acetate (I).
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/2261172a0