Linn, C. E. Jr. published the artcileMale moth sensitivity to multicomponent pheromones: critical role of female-released blend in determining the functional role of components and active space of the pheromone, Recommanded Product: (Z)-Dodec-9-en-1-yl acetate, the publication is Journal of Chemical Ecology (1986), 12(3), 659-68, database is CAplus and MEDLINE.
Male redbanded leafroller (Argyrotaenia velutinana), cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni), and Oriental fruit moths, (Grapholita molesta) were tested in a flight tunnel for responses to (1) the major pheromone component, (2) the Z/E pheromone component mixtures for Oriental fruit moth and redbanded leafroller, and (3) and the female-released blends, over a series of dosages. Experiments were designed to test the hypothesis that male response downwind of a female is initiated by the major component and that minor components function only to elicit behaviors close to the female during close-range approach and courtship. The results did not support this hypothesis, but rather showed that males initiated upwind flight in significantly higher percentages to the complete blends of components, at all dosages, compared to single components or partial blends. Addition of minor components also significantly enhanced male perception of the major component at lower dosages, resulting in completed flights to dosages of the major component that alone did not elicit any upwind flight. Thus, minor components apparently function to enhance male sensitivity to the pheromone, and the specificity of the signal. Also, the active space of the pheromone is apparently a function of the upper and lower concentration thresholds for the blend of components, and not simply for the major component.
Journal of Chemical Ecology published new progress about 16974-11-1. 16974-11-1 belongs to esters-buliding-blocks, auxiliary class Aliphatic Chain, name is (Z)-Dodec-9-en-1-yl acetate, and the molecular formula is C14H26O2, Recommanded Product: (Z)-Dodec-9-en-1-yl acetate.
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