Sex pheromone of the avocado pest,Amorbia cuneana (Walsingham) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) : Structure and synthesis.

abstract：:In field tests in Europe, traps baited with a blend of isoamyl alcohol, acetic acid, and isobutanol (compounds previously found attractive to a number of noctuids in North America) caught the following noctuid moths: Agrotis segetum Schiff., Agrotis crassa Hbn., Agrotis exclamationis L., Amathes (Xestia) c-nigrum L., ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Tóth M,Szarukán I,Dorogi B,Gulyás A,Nagy P,Rozgonyi Z

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioassays were carried out to test extracts of roots and leaves ofPiqueria trinervia and solutions of piquerol A and B, in order to appraise their allelopathic potential. Leaves seem to have greater concentrations of inhibitory compounds than roots. Both piquerol compounds show strong biological activity, but piquerol...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： De La Parra MG,Anaya AL,Espinosa F,Jiménez M,Castillo R

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Details of the syntheses of the four stereoisomers of 8-methyl-2-decanol and its propanoate ester are given. The racemic ester, two of its stereoisomers, and one stereoisomer as an acetate are attractive to several species ofDiabrotica. The key steps in the syntheses involve high-performance liquid chromatograpic reso...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Sonnet PE,Carney RL,Henrick C

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Volatile organic compounds derived from non-host plants, Ocimum basilicum, Rosmarinus officinalis, Corymbia citriodora, and Ruta graveolens, can be used to mask host plant odors, and are repellent to the tea geometrid, Ectropis obliqua. Volatile compounds were collected by headspace absorption, and the components were...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Zhang ZQ,Sun XL,Xin ZJ,Luo ZX,Gao Y,Bian L,Chen ZM

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven volatile compounds identified from the headspace of whole wheat bread dough were investigated for their role in attractingGlischrochilus quadrisignatus andG. fasciatus in the field. Traps baited with either whole wheat bread dough or a synthetic seven-component bread dough odor caught similar numbers of these be...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Lin H,Phelan PL

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osmoderma eremita (Scopoli) is an endangered scarab beetle living in hollow trees. It has mainly been known for its characteristic odor, typically described as a fruity, peachlike or plumlike aroma. The odor emanating from a single beetle can sometimes be perceived from a distance of several meters. In this paper, we ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Larsson MC,Hedin J,Svensson GP,Tolasch T,Francke W

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to 2-methyl-4-heptanone, 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one, and iridodials, the anal gland exudate of the dolichoderine ant,Tapinoma simrothi, contains 4-heptanone and 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone. The secretion functions as an alarm pheromone. ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Hefetz A,Lloyd HA

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants synthesize a wide range of bioactive secondary metabolites to defend against pests and pathogens. Red alder (Alnus rubra) bark, root, and leaf extract have a long history of use in traditional medicine and hygiene. Diarylheptanoids, especially oregonin ((5S)-1,7-bis(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-(β-D-xylopyranosyloxy)...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Lea CS,Bradbury SG,Constabel CP

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A new blend of volatiles was identified for the fruit of downy red hawthorn, Crataegus mollis, that is attractive to Rhagoletis pomonella flies infesting this host in the northeastern USA. The new blend was as attractive as the previously identified mixture but is more complex in the number of odorants (six in the old...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Cha DH,Powell THQ,Feder JL,Linn CE Jr

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We found that the searching behavior of two acarine predators,Amblyseius fallacis andPhytoseiulus macropilis, for prey,Tetranychus urticae, is affected by the following stimuli: (1) prey silk and associated feces, whose combined physical and chemical properties elicit reduction in the rate of predator movements and lo...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Hislop RG,Prokopy RJ

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies have addressed how chemosensation may be impaired by chemical alterations of the environment and anthropogenic disturbance. Humic acid (HA) is a pervasive, naturally occurring organic derivative found in aquatic and terrestrial environments; human activity, however, can lead to elevated levels of HA. Recen...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Fabian NJ,Albright LB,Gerlach G,Fisher HS,Rosenthal GG

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hydrocarbons of honeybee comb wax vary significantly between colonies. This variation is explained in part by genetic (familial) differences among colonies. Even though significant differences in wax hydrocarbons exist among families, there is a high level of consistency within and among families in a correlation ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Breed MD,Page RE Jr,Hibbard BE,Bjostad LB

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phlorotannins are ubiquitous secondary metabolites in brown algae that are phenotypically plastic and suggested to have multiple ecological roles. Traditionally, phlorotannins have been quantified as total soluble phlorotannins. Here, we modify a quantification procedure to measure, for the first time, the amount of c...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Koivikko R,Loponen J,Honkanen T,Jormalainen V

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of mustelid anal-gland compounds on population dynamics of the deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) was investigated. Densities of deer mice were not found to be significantly different between treated and control areas. However, on average, numbers of deer mice were lower on treated areas following the J...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Zimmerling LM,Sullivan TP

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the activity of 11 main compounds identified from Pinus plants on the growth of Dictyostelium discoideum NC4. Four concentrations (1, 0.1, 0.01, 0.001 microg/microl) of each compound were tested using a disk volatilization technique following germination of D. discoideum NC4 spores. Photographs of D. discoid...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Hwang JY,Kim JH,Yun KW

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three amino acid-derived compounds were identified in extracts from the pheromone glands of the scarab beetle Phyllophaga elenans, i.e., L-isoleucine methyl ester (LIME), N-formyl L-isoleucine methyl ester (For-LIME), and N-acetyl L-isoleucine methyl ester (Ac-LIME). The compounds were characterized from their spectra...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Leal WS,Oehlschlager AC,Zarbin PH,Hidalgo E,Shannon PJ,Murata Y,Gonzalez L,Andrade R,Ono M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Males ofCarpophilus antiquus Melsheimer (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) emit an aggregation pheromone that was found to be a novel hydrocarbon, (3E,5E,7E,9E)-6,8-diethyl-4-methyl-3,5,7,9-dodecatetraene. A synthetic scheme and spectra (mass and proton NMR) are given for the compound. Beetles produced the pheromone when feedi...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Bartelt RJ,Seaton KL,Dowd PF

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factors eliciting copulatory behavior in mature maleHylobius abietis were studied in the laboratory. Dead female weevils were sexually attractive, while dead mature males and pentane-extracted female weevils were not. The sexual attractiveness of dead females declined with time after death. Pentane extracts of whole f...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Tilles DA,Eidmann HH,Solbreck B

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The grass webworm Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), which has recently established in pasture in Northland, New Zealand, is an important pest of many tropical and subtropical grasses. Two pheromone components, (Z)-11-hexadecen-1-yl acetate (Z11-16:Ac) and (11Z,13E)-hexadecadien-1-yl acetate (Z11,E13...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Gibb AR,Suckling DM,El-Sayed AM,Bohman B,Unelius CR,Dymock JJ,Larsen ML,Willoughby BE

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemical compositions of anal sac secretions of seven mustelid species were examined by thin-layer chromatography, gas chromatography, and mass spectrometry. The analyses showed great similarities between species belonging to the genusMustela, i.e.,M. erminea,M. nivalis,M. vison, andM. putorius, whereasMaries mart...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Brinck C,Erlinge S,Sandell M

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistant willow (Salix viminalis L.) genotypes react with a rapid hypersensitive response (HR) when attacked by the gall midge Dasineura marginemtorquens Bremi. In general, infected plant genotypes or species that react hypersensitively to pathogens accumulate salicylic acid (SA) locally and systemically. Thus, patho...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Ollerstam O,Larsson S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Male olive fruit fly attraction to the four synthetic components of the female sex attractant pheromone was studied under laboratory and field conditions. In laboratory tests males responded to all four components tested separately. Component I, (1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane) was more attractive than any of the remaini...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Mazomenos BE,Haniotakis GE

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sorghum shootfly,Atherigona soccata, under low population density conditions lays one egg per sorghum plant. Possible regulatory mechanisms of this oviposition behavior are reported. The presence of an egg thoroughly washed and reattached to a leaf does not deter further oviposition, indicating the absence of visu...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Raina AK

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microplitis croceipes is a solitary parasitoid that specializes on noctuid larvae of Helicoverpa zea and Heliothis virescens. Both the parasitoid and its hosts are naturally distributed across a large part of North America. When parasitoids deposit their eggs into hosts, venom and polydnaviruses (PDVs) are also inject...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Tan CW,Peiffer M,Hoover K,Rosa C,Felton GW

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soluble sugars are essential nutrients generally perceived as phagostimulants to most insects studied. However, tannins are known as digestibility reducers, hence deleterious to caterpillar development, and as deterrents as well. Previous work demonstrated that larvae of the polyphagous oblique-banded leafroller, Chor...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Panzuto M,Mauffette Y,Alber PJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of ovipositor extracts of lab-reared (> 120 generations) and wildHeliothis zea indicated small but significant differences in the percent composition of the four aldehyde components of the sex pheromone. (Z)-11-hexadecen-1-ol (Z11-16∶OH) was present in both populations and amounted to only 2.8% of the total p...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Raina AK,Stadelbacher EA,Ridgway RL

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cuticular chemicals of 124 individual wasps (foundresses and workers) from 23 colonies ofPolistes fuscatus were analyzed. The compounds identified, all of which were hydrocarbons, were similar to those of other vespid wasps in that the bulk of the hydrocarbons were 23-33 carbons in chain length. However, the hydro...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Espelie KE,Gamboa GJ,Grudzien TA,Bura EA

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In field experiments in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, the pheromone blend of (11Z)-tetradecen-1-ol acetate (Z11-14:OAc), (11E)-tetradecen-1-ol acetate (E 11-14:OAc), (9Z)-tetradecen-1-ol acetate (Z9-14:OAc) and dodecan-1-ol acetate (12: OAc) at a 100∶64∶2∶1 ratio (western FTLR blend) attracted significantly m...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Deland JP,Gries R,Gries G,Judd GJ,Roitberg BD

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When provided a choice between grass species with C3 or C4 photosynthetic pathways, larvae of range caterpillar,Hemileuca oliviae Cockerell, selected C4 grasses. The basis for host selection was examined by conducting analyses of moisture, crude protein, total available carbohydrate, sucrose, glucose, astringency, con...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Capinera JL,Renaud AR,Roehrig NE

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Volatile components of Pachycoris stallii scent gland secretions and the bug's host plant, Croton californicus, were identified by gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy. The predominant compounds isolated from C. californicus fruit and leaves were beta-myrcene and beta-caryophyllene. Metathoracic gland secretions o...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Williams L 3rd,Evans PE,Bowers WS

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00