Development of a high-efficiency sex pheromone formula to control Euproctis pseudoconspersa

Autor: Zhao-qun LI, Ting-ting YUAN, Shao-wei CUI, Ying-jie ZHAO, Yuan-hai SHAO, Jian-nong SHANG, Zong-xiu LUO, Xiao-ming CAI, Lei BIAN, Zong-mao CHEN
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Integrative Agriculture, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 195-201 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2095-3119
DOI: 10.1016/j.jia.2022.08.113
Popis: The tea tussock moth (Euproctis pseudoconspersa) is one of the most destructive chewing pests in tea plantations and causes a serious allergic reaction on the skin of tea plantation workers. The sex pheromone components of its Japanese population were first identified as 10,14-dimethylpentadecyl isobutyrate (10Me14Me-15:iBu) and 14-methylpentadecyl isobutyrate (14Me-15:iBu), with a stereogenic center. Only 10Me14Me-15:iBu has been identified in the Chinese E. pseudoconspersa population. However, field tests have shown that 10Me14Me-15:iBu cannot meet the demand of effective pest control in China. To develop a high-efficiency E. pseudoconspersa sex pheromone formula, electroantennogram (EAG) recordings of (S)- and (R)-enantiomers of 10Me14Me-15:iBu and 14Me-15:iBu were obtained in the present study. The results demonstrated that the EAG responses of male antennae to (R)-enantiomers were significantly higher than responses to the (S)-enantiomers, and 14Me-15:iBu also elicited EAG activity. Field tests showed that the catch numbers of male moths by (R)-enantiomers were significantly higher (P
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