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ISOLATION, IDENTIFICATION AND SYNTHESIS OF THE FEMALE SEX PHEROMONE OF THE TEA TUSSOCK MOTH, EUPROCTIS PSEUDOCONSPERSA (LEPIDOPTERA: LYMANTRIDAE)
Author(s) -
Zhao Chenghua,
Millar Jacelyn G.,
Wen Zhizhong,
Wang Shikun,
Wang Xuying,
Zhu Yufen
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
insect science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1744-7917
pISSN - 1672-9609
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7917.1996.tb00403.x
Subject(s) - biology , tussock , sex pheromone , lepidoptera genitalia , pheromone , pest analysis , pheromone trap , botany , toxicology , horticulture
The sex attractant pheromone of the tea tussock moth, a serious economic pest of tea plantations in southern China, has been identified as 10,14‐dimethylpentadecyl isobutyrate. A synthesis of the racemic form of the pheromone was developed, and traps baited with the synthetic compound at doses of 40–1000 micrograms captured male moths. The synthetic pheromone was as effective as a trap bait as, virgin female moths, or extracts of female moths.