| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1995 |
| Authors: | M. Tóth, Szőcs, G., van Nieukerken, E. J., Philipp, P., Schmidt, F., Francke, W. |
| Journal: | Journal of Chemical Ecology |
| Volume: | 21 |
| Pagination: | 13-27 |
| Keywords: | Glaucolepis melanoptera, Hungary, Nepticulidae, Pheromones, Stigmella crataegella, Stigmella malella, Trifurcula melanoptera |
| Abstract: | Short-chain unsaturated chiral methyl carbinols are identified as a new class of lepidopteran pheromone components. The natural female-produced pheromone of the banded apple pigmyStigmella malella (=Nepticula malella) (Stainton) (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae) was identified to be a mixture of (S)-(E)-6,8-nonadien-2-ol and (S)-(Z)-6,8-nonadien-2-ol. For monitoring traps, a 10:3E:Z blend at 100–1000 µg is recommended. It is suggested that pheromones with similar structures may be specific to Nepticulidae and other related microlepidopteran families. |
| URL: | http://www.springerlink.com/content/t543560h3748787t/ |
Taxonomic name:
Nepticulidae (Nepticuloidea), Trifurcula (Nepticuloidea), Trifurcula melanoptera (Nepticuloidea), Glaucolepis melanoptera (Nepticuloidea), Stigmella (Nepticuloidea), Nepticula (Nepticuloidea), Stigmella malella (Nepticuloidea), Stigmella crataegella (Nepticuloidea), Nepticula malella (Nepticuloidea)