Identification of the sex pheromone of the mealybug Dysmicoccus grassii Leonardi
| Autor: | Yisell Velazquez, Jaime Primo, Estrella Hernandez, Ignacio de Alfonso, Ismael Navarro |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Acetates Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Terpene Hemiptera Sexual Behavior Animal Botany Animals Food science Mealybug Sex Attractants Semiochemical chemistry.chemical_classification biology Molecular Structure Drug Synergism General Chemistry biology.organism_classification Attraction chemistry Sex pheromone Insect Hormones Propionate Monoterpenes Pheromone Female PEST analysis General Agricultural and Biological Sciences |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 1520-5118 |
| Popis: | Studies about the sex pheromone of the mealybug Dysmicoccus grassii , a main pest of Canary Islands banana cultivars, showed strong evidence that (-)-(R)-lavandulyl propionate and acetate in a 6:1 ratio are principal components of it. Volatile collection and GC-MS analysis from aeration of virgin females allowed the structural elucidation of the compounds. The activity and stereochemistry of both substances were established by means of relative attraction of mealybug males to synthetic standards in competitive Petri dish bioassays. (R)-Lavandulyl propionate induced a stronger attractive effect when compared to (R)-lavandulyl acetate. The attractiveness of the mixture of the two compounds at the original source ratio showed no statistically significant difference from that of the sum of each of the single compounds alone, suggesting that both components are not synergistic but additive. |
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