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Leonhardt BA, Mastro VC, Schwarz M, et al. Identification of sex pheromone of browntail moth,Euproctis chrysorrhoea (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae). J Chem Ecol. 1991;17(5):897-910doi: 10.1007/BF01395598.
Leonhardt, B. A., Mastro, V. C., Schwarz, M., Tang, J. D., Charlton, R. E., Pellegrini-Toole, A., Warthen, J. D., Schwalbe, C. P., & Cardé, R. T. (1991). Identification of sex pheromone of browntail moth,Euproctis chrysorrhoea (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae). Journal of chemical ecology, 17(5), 897-910. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01395598
Leonhardt, B A, et al. "Identification of sex pheromone of browntail moth,Euproctis chrysorrhoea (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)." Journal of chemical ecology vol. 17,5 (1991): 897-910. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01395598
Leonhardt BA, Mastro VC, Schwarz M, Tang JD, Charlton RE, Pellegrini-Toole A, Warthen JD, Schwalbe CP, Cardé RT. Identification of sex pheromone of browntail moth,Euproctis chrysorrhoea (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae). J Chem Ecol. 1991 May;17(5):897-910. doi: 10.1007/BF01395598. PMID: 24259074.
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J Chem Ecol. 1991 May;17(5):897-910. doi: 10.1007/BF01395598.

Identification of sex pheromone of browntail moth,Euproctis chrysorrhoea (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae).

Journal of chemical ecology

B A Leonhardt, V C Mastro, M Schwarz, J D Tang, R E Charlton, A Pellegrini-Toole, J D Warthen, C P Schwalbe, R T Cardé

Affiliations

  1. USDA, ARS, Insect Chemical Ecology Laboratory, BARC-West, 20705, Beltsville, Maryland.

PMID: 24259074 DOI: 10.1007/BF01395598

Abstract

A unique sex attractant pheromone was isolated and identified from extracts of ovipositor tips from the female browntail moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae). The pheromone compound, (Z,Z,Z,Z)-7,13,16,19-docosatetraen-1-ol isobutyrate, CH3CH2CH=CHCH2CH=CHCH2CH= CH(CH2)4CH=CH(CH2)6O2CCH(CH3)2, was identified by a combination of gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, and microreactions and was confirmed by synthesis. Traps baited with 5-50 μg of the synthetic pheromone, dispensed from rubber septa treated with an antioxidant and a UV stabilizer, gave male moth captures that were comparable to traps baited with three virgin females. Higher (250 μg) and lower (0.04-2.5 μg quantities of the synthetic pheromone on septa captured somewhat fewer males. Captures were the same for similar quantities of the natural and synthetic pheromone. Minor, inactive components in the tip extract were identified as a mixture of 7- and 8-pentacosanone.

References

  1. J Chem Ecol. 1983 Oct;9(10):1413-23 - PubMed

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