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- Manrique, G., et al.
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Chemical Communication in Chagas Disease Vectors. Source, Identity and Potential Function of Volatiles Released by the Metasternal and Brindleys Glands of Triatoma infestans Adults
- 2006
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Ingår i: Journal of Chemical Ecology. - : Springer. - 0098-0331 .- 1573-1561. ; 32:9, s. 2035-2052
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Compounds from the metasternal and Brindley's glands of the blood-sucking bug, Triatoma infestans, were identified by solid phase microextraction (SPME) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Volatile compounds released by adult bugs during copulation or after mechanical disturbance were also characterized. Six compounds were identified and found consistently in all samples from metasternal glands. The most abundant were 3-pentanone, 2-methylbutanol, 3-pentanol, and an unidentified compound. The metasternal gland blends did not differ qualitatively between sexes. Compounds found in Brindley's glands were short chain acids, alcohols, esters, and a ketone with no qualitative differences between sexes. Isobutyric acid was the main component of this blend, and two new confirmed compounds were described as products of these glands: 2-butanone and 2-methylbutyric acid. 3-Pentanone was collected from the headspace over 33% of the copulating pairs of T. infestans. Volatiles found in the headspace of disturbed T. infestans adults included short-chain fatty acids, alcohols, esters, and ketones, with no qualitative differences between sexes. Both types of glands apparently discharge their contents after disturbance. However, most of the volatiles released by bugs after disturbance came from Brindley's glands. The locomotor activity of fourth instars increased significantly after stimulation with the odors emitted by disturbed adults, as compared with larvae stimulated by the odor of undisturbed adults or by clean air. We also studied the directional behavioral response of fifth instars to the disturbance scent in a locomotion compensator. Larvae exposed to volatiles released by disturbed adults walked away from the direction of the odor. The results suggest that this blend or part of it functions as an alarm pheromone for T. infestans. We suggest that the metasternal glands of this species are involved both in the sexual and the alarm contexts, and that the Brindley's glands probably have both alarm and defensive roles.
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- El-Sayed, A. M., et al.
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Geographic variation in pheromone chemistry, antennal electrophysiology, and pheromone-mediated trap catch of North American populations of the obliquebanded leafroller
- 2003
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Ingår i: Environmental Entomology. - 0046-225X .- 1938-2936. ; 32:3, s. 470-476
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The total and relative amounts of (Z)-11-tetradecenyl acetate (Z11-14:Ac), (E)-11-tetradecenyl acetate (E11-14:Ac), (Z)-11-tetradecen-1-ol (Z11-14:OH) and (Z)-11-tetradecenal (Z11-14:Al), and the EAG response of male antennae to these pheromone gland compounds were compared in laboratory reared Choristoneura rosaceana Harris (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) from British Columbia, Michigan, Ontario, New York, and Quebec. A field trapping experiment was conducted in each of these locations to determine the effect of Z11-14:Al on the numbers of moths captured. The amount of each of the four pheromone-gland compounds declined successively in moths from British Columbia, Quebec, Ontario, Michigan, and New York. The relative amount of Z11-14:Ac was greatest in moths from New York and smallest in moths from Ontario, whereas the relative amount of E11-14:Ac was greatest in moths from Ontario and smallest in moths from British Columbia. Moths from Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Michigan, and New York contained decreasing relative amounts of Z11-14:OH and Z11-14:Al. There was a trend of increasing antenna] sensitivity to each of the four pheromone-gland compounds in moths from New York, Michigan, Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia. The addition of 1% Z11:Al to a three compound blend of Z11-14:Ac, E11-14:Ac and Z11-14:OH (97:2:1) resulted in a >twofold increase in average trap catch in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec; this compound had no effect on trap catch in Michigan or New York.
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- El-Sayed, A. M., et al.
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Relative attractiveness of (10E)-dodecen-1-yl acetate and (4E,10E)-dodecadien-1-yl acetate to male spotted tentiform leafminers Phyllonorycter blancardella (F.)
- 2004
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Ingår i: Journal of Chemical Ecology. - : Springer. - 0098-0331 .- 1573-1561. ; 30:9, s. 1827-1838
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The antennae of male spotted tentiform leafminers, Phyllonorycter blancardella, from Ontario, Canada, exhibited similar electroantennogram responses when stimulated with E10-12:Ac or E4,E10-12:Ac. In field trapping experiments, E10-12:Ac was two-fold or more attractive than E4, E10-12:Ac, and E4,E10-12:Ac did not enhance the attractiveness of E10-12:Ac. E4,E10-12:Ac has not been identified in the pheromone of P. blancardella and it is hypothesized that the structural similarity of this compound and E10-12:Ac, the major pheromone compound of this species, may be responsible for the electrophysiological and behavioral responses to E4,E10-12:Ac. The possible reasons for the disparity between the results of our field trapping experiments and those carried out in Nova Scotia, Canada, and Massachusetts, USA., where E4,E10-12:Ac was found to be two to four times more attractive to P. blancardella than E10-12:Ac, are discussed.
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- Mattson, A., et al.
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Kinetic resolution of chiral auxiliaries with C-2-symmetry by lipase-catalyzed alcoholysis and aminolysis
- 1996
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Ingår i: Acta Chemica Scandinavica. - : Danish Chemical Society. - 0904-213X .- 1902-3103. ; 50:10, s. 918-921
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Three cyclic diols, 1,2-cyclohexanediol (1), 1,3-cyclohexanediol (2), and 1,3-cyclopentanediol (3), two acyclic unsaturated diols, 1,5-hexadiene-3,4-diol (4) and 1,7-octadiyne-3,6-diol (5), and a cyclic diamine, 1,2-cyclohexanediamine (6), have been kinetically resolved in alcoholysis and aminolysis reactions, catalyzed by Candida antarctica component B lipase, using S-ethyl thiooctanoate or ethyl octanoate as acyl donors. Acceptable stereoselectivity was achieved in most cases.
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- Unelius, C. Rikard, et al.
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Comparisons of traps and lures for monitoring grass grub Costelytra zealandica
- 2008
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Ingår i: New Zealand Plant Protection. - : New Zealand Plant Protection Society. - 1175-9003 .- 1179-352X. ; 61, s. 215-221
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Phenol the attractant pheromone of adult males of the native New Zealand grass grub Costelytra zealandica (White) is produced in the beetles as the result of bacterial degradation of tyrosine A lure consisting of a resin impregnated with phenol has been widely used to monitor male beetle flight activity The present formulation is highly attractive for the first week in the field but then loses activity rapidly A number of phenolcontaining formulations were tested to improve the lure A new formulation gave lower catches that were more stable with time producing data more suitable for population density estimation Phenylacetaldehyde a bacterial metabolite of phenylalanine was tested as a possible synergist to phenol Field results showed that this floral compound exhibited no behaviourallyactive properties to grass grubs when tested together with phenol Catches with water traps were compared with those in sticky delta and flat delta traps in two vineyards and in pasture Water traps caught four times more beetles
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- Vitta, A.C.R., et al.
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Behavioral and Electrophysiological Responses of Triatoma brasiliensis Males to Volatiles Produced in the Metasternal Glands of Female
- 2009
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Ingår i: Journal of Chemical Ecology. - : Springer. - 0098-0331 .- 1573-1561. ; 35:10, s. 1212-1221
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In many insects, mate finding is mediated by volatile sex pheromones, but evidence for this phenomenon in triatomines (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) is still fragmentary. Recently, it was shown that metasternal glands (MGs) are involved in producing signals related to the sexual communication of Triatoma infestans and Rhodnius prolixus. Based on this, we tested whether MG volatiles could be involved in the sexual communication of Triatoma brasiliensis. Odor-mediated orientation responses were studied by using a T-tube olfactometer. These tests showed that males exhibit positive anemotaxis when confronted with adult odor-laden air currents. Moreover, females that had their metasternal glands occluded did not elicit significant orientation by males. Compounds produced by the MGs of T. brasiliensis females were identified by means of SPME, GC-FID, and GC-MS, with achiral and chiral columns. All substances identified were ketones and alcohols, and similar compound profiles were found in the secretions produced by both sexes. The most abundant compounds identified were 3-pentanone, followed by (4R)-methyl-1-heptanol, 3-pentanol, and (2S)-methyl-1-butanol. In addition, GC-EAD recordings showed that the antennae of males responded to several of the main components of female MG secretions. Our results showed that compounds produced by the MGs of T. brasiliensis females are involved in the sexual communication of this species.
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- Baeckstroem, P., et al.
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Convenient Method for the Synthesis of Lineatin, a Pheromone Component of Trypodendron-Lineatum
- 1991
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Ingår i: Journal of Organic Chemistry. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 0022-3263 .- 1520-6904. ; 56:10, s. 3358-3362
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Synthesis of racemic lineatin (1), a pheromone component of Trypodendron lineatum, is described. Condensation of 5-methyl-5-hexen-2-one (2) and triethyl phosphonoacetate with LiN(SiMe3)2 gave esters 3, which upon hydrolysis gave acids 4a-f. The bicyclo[3.2.0] ring compounds 5 and 6 were obtained via an intramolecular [2 + 2] addition by refluxing underivatized carboxylic acids 4a-f with NaOAc and Ac2O. Compound 5 was isomerized to the thermodynamically more stable isomer 6 using a Pd/C catalyst activated with hydrogen. Reduction of 6 with LiAlH4 gave the endo and exo isomers 7a and 7b (4:1). Isolation of the alcohol 7a followed by acetylation gave 8. Subsequent oxidation with OsO4 and methylmorpholine N-oxide gave diol 9. Cleavage of 9 with H5IO6 in diethyl ether gave keto aldehyde 10, which was converted to keto acetal 11. Treatment of 11 with MeMgBr followed by acidic workup gave 1. The overall efficiency is approximately 20%.
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- Bohman, Björn, et al.
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Practical one-pot stereospecific preparation of vicinal and 1,3-diols
- 2017
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Ingår i: Tetrahedron Letters. - : Elsevier. - 0040-4039 .- 1359-8562. ; 58:1, s. 75-77
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A facile one-pot synthesis providing vicinal diols and 1,3-diols in >95% stereoisomeric purity from commercially available enantiopure hydroxy esters has been developed. The esters were reduced with DIBALH and alkylated in situ with 4-pentenylmagnesium bromide, which after workup generated the title diols as diastereomeric pairs. These pairs were easily separated by preparative chromatography, affording products with retained stereoisomeric purity from the starting materials. This method represents an expedient preparation of many common natural products, such as cerambycid beetle pheromones and intermediates towards bicyclic acetal bark beetle pheromones. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Brown, Robert L., et al.
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Invasive Vespula Wasps Utilize Kairomones to Exploit Honeydew Produced by Sooty Scale Insects, Ultracoelostoma.
- 2015
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Ingår i: Journal of Chemical Ecology. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0098-0331 .- 1573-1561. ; 41:11, s. 1018-1027
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Vespula wasps are widely distributed invasive alien species that are able to reach high population densities in the 1.2 M ha of beech forests (Fuscospora spp.) of New Zealand's South Island. These endemic temperate forests have an abundance of carbohydrate-rich honeydew produced by native scale insects (Ultracoelostoma spp.). A characteristic aroma is associated with the honeydew in beech forests, which we hypothesized is the signal used by wasps to harvest the vast resources previously exploited by birds and other insects. Volatile collections were taken of black beech tree trunks with honeydew and sooty mold present, and analyzed with a gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer. Eleven compounds (benzaldehyde, benzyl alcohol, 2-phenylethyl acetate, 2-phenylethanol, phenylacetaldehyde, methyl 2-phenylacetate, ethyl 2-phenylacetate, methyl salicylate, n-octanol, octan-3-ol, and 1-octen-3-ol) were positively identified from the headspace, and were shown to elicit an electrophysiological response from Vespula vulgaris worker antennae by using electroantennography (EAG). Field trials with delta traps individually baited with these compounds confirmed wasp attraction to 8 of the 11 compounds tested, with 2-phenylethyl acetate, methyl salicylate, and octan-3-ol capturing the same numbers of wasps as the control. In later trials, attraction to a 1:1 blend of benzaldehyde and n-octanol was significantly higher (45 %) than to any other treatment. Many of the chemicals identified are known to be associated with fermenting sugars, or with fungal aroma. Benzaldehyde and n-octanol are common compounds produced by many different species in nature. The ability to respond to generic signals emanating from sugar resources is likely to contribute to the success of V. vulgaris as an invasive species.
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- El-Sayed, A M, et al.
(författare)
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Relative attractiveness of (10E)-dodecen-1-yl acetate and (4E,10E)-dodecadien-1-yl acetate to male spotted tentiform leafminers Phyllonorycter blancardella (F.)
- 2004
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Ingår i: Journal of Chemical Ecology. - 0098-0331 .- 1573-1561. ; 30:9, s. 1827-1838
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The antennae of male spotted tentiform leafminers, Phyllonorycter blancardella, from Ontario, Canada, exhibited similar electroantennogram responses when stimulated with E10-12:Ac or E4,E10-12:Ac. In field trapping experiments, E10-12:Ac was two-fold or more attractive than E4, E10-12:Ac, and E4,E10-12:Ac did not enhance the attractiveness of E10-12:Ac. E4,E10-12:Ac has not been identified in the pheromone of P. blancardella and it is hypothesized that the structural similarity of this compound and E10-12:Ac, the major pheromone compound of this species, may be responsible for the electrophysiological and behavioral responses to E4,E10-12:Ac. The possible reasons for the disparity between the results of our field trapping experiments and those carried out in Nova Scotia, Canada, and Massachusetts, USA., where E4,E10-12:Ac was found to be two to four times more attractive to P. blancardella than E10-12:Ac, are discussed.
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- Harper, Aimee R., et al.
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Dose reduction and alternatives to the phenol pheromone in monitoring and management of the grass grub Costelytra zealandica
- 2017
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Ingår i: Pest Management Science. - : Wiley-Blackwell. - 1526-498X .- 1526-4998. ; 73:11, s. 2252-2258
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUNDEndemic New Zealand grass grub Costelytra zealandica is a pest of introduced pasture that uses phenol as a sex pheromone. The pheromone could be used to monitor and manage grass grub populations, but the irritating properties and toxicity of phenol for human handlers, as well as the possible ecotoxicological effects, pose obstacles to the deployment of the pheromone. This study aimed to limit the use of phenol by dose-response studies and investigation into alternative attractants and synergists to phenol. RESULTSNo difference in trap catch was seen across the range of 1-100mg of phenol, while rates below this (0.001-0.1mg) caused a large drop in catches. Our results indicated that 1mg loading in lures was enough to indicate beetle presence over 1 week. 4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde and p-cresol proved unattractive in this study, both as single attractants and as synergists with phenol. Phenyl acetate, phenyl benzoate and diphenyl carbonate all formed phenol under hydrolytic conditions to act as successful propheromones, while phenyl acetate was found to be as attractive as phenol on its own. CONCLUSIONThis study described several ways to reduce or avoid the use of phenol in the field while maintaining lure effectiveness. (c) 2017 Society of Chemical Industry
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- Kleiber, Joseph R., et al.
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Attractiveness of Fermentation and Related Products to Spotted Wing Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
- 2014
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Ingår i: Environmental Entomology. - : Oxford University Press. - 0046-225X .- 1938-2936. ; 43:2, s. 439-447
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Laboratory screening bioassays and field trapping experiments of spotted wing drosophila flies, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae), were conducted to determine the attractiveness of 17 compounds as well as to compare attractant efficiency during peak fruit ripeness and postharvest captures late in the season. Compounds structurally related to each of the fermentation products acetic acid, ethanol, ethyl acetate, and 2-phenethyl alcohol were screened for attractiveness compared with a soap water control in greenhouse cage bioassays. The compounds determined to be attractive in the greenhouse bioassay (methanol, ethanol, propanol, formic acid, acetic acid, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, phenethyl acetate, phenethyl propionate, and phenethyl butyrate) were individually tested in the field added to apple cider vinegar (ACV). The acids were also tested individually in neutralized AVC (NACV; pH 7). Combinations of the compounds were tested in NACV. The capture numbers in ACV traps were not significantly increased by the addition of any of the compounds tested, although significant deterrent effects of some of the compoundsallowed differences between treatments to be observed. Compounds that are most prevalent in wine and vinegar (methanol, ethanol, acetic acid, and ethyl acetate) as well as phenethyl propionate and phenethyl butyrate were less deterrent than the other compounds tested in the field. Captures during peak fruit ripeness were compared with the postharvest period when fruit hosts were not available or were overripe. Although the total number of flies captured late in the season was lower, the trends in treatment performance were similar, indicating a consistent performance of these baits from peak fruit ripeness through postharvest.
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- Marshall, D. G., et al.
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Morganella morganii bacteria produces phenol as the sex pheromone of the New Zealand grass grub from tyrosine in the colleterial gland
- 2016
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Ingår i: The Science of Nature. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0028-1042 .- 1432-1904. ; 103:7-8
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Costelytra zealandica (Coleoptera: Scarabeidae) is a univoltine endemic species that has colonised and become a major pest of introduced clover and ryegrass pastures that form about half of the land area of New Zealand. Female beetles were previously shown to use phenol as their sex pheromone produced by symbiotic bacteria in the accessory or colleterial gland. In this study, production of phenol was confirmed from the female beetles, while bacteria were isolated from the gland and tested for attractiveness towards grass grub males in traps in the field. The phenol-producing bacterial taxon was identified by partial sequencing of the 16SrRNA gene, as Morganella morganii. We then tested the hypothesis that the phenol sex pheromone is biosynthesized from the amino acid tyrosine by the bacteria. This was shown to be correct, by addition of isotopically labelled tyrosine (C-13) to the bacterial broth, followed by detection of the labelled phenol by SPME-GCMS. Elucidation of this pathway provides specific evidence how the phenol is produced as an insect sex pheromone by a mutualistic bacteria.
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- Mozuraitis, R., et al.
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Parthenogenesis, calling behavior, and insect-released volatiles of leafminer moth Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella
- 2002
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Ingår i: Journal of Chemical Ecology. - : Springer. - 0098-0331 .- 1573-1561. ; 28:6, s. 1191-1208
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We proved that the leafminer moth Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) reproduces by parthenogenesis of the thelytoky type. Despite a complete absence of males, parthenogenetically reproducing females diurnally demonstrated the calling posture normally used for releasing signaling compounds. Two compounds, which we collected from a calling female, were identified as potential sex pheromone components: (8E,10E)-8,10-tetradecadienyl acetate and (8E,10E)-8,10-tetradecadienol, the latter occurring only in trace amounts. In field experiments, no males were attracted to traps baited with either the potential sex pheromone or with virgin females. Both the pattern of behavior and the chemical characteristics of the pheromone of Ph. emberizaepenella species were similar to those known for Lepidoptera with the usual amphimictic mode of reproduction. Theoretical speculations that in thelytoky, where there is no need to find a sexual partner, the individuals would obtain certain advantages due to reduction in their sexual behavior, were, thus, not confirmed for Ph. emberizaepenella.
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- Park, Kye Chung, et al.
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Olfactory Receptor Neurons for Plant Volatiles and Pheromone Compounds in the Lucerne Weevil, Sitona discoideus
- 2020
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Ingår i: Journal of Chemical Ecology. - : Springer. - 0098-0331 .- 1573-1561. ; 46, s. 250-263
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Antennal olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) for pheromone-related and plant volatile compounds were identified and characterized in the lucerne weevil, Sitona discoideus (Gyllenhal), using the single sensillum recording technique. Our study using five pheromone-related compounds and 42 plant volatile compounds indicates that S. discoideus have highly specialized ORNs for pheromone and plant volatile compounds. Different groups of ORNs present in both males and females of S. discoideus were highly sensitive to 4-methylheptane-3,5-dione (diketone) and four isomers (RR, RS, SR and SS) of 5-hydroxy-4-methylheptan-3-one, respectively. Our results also indicate that male S. discoideus, using the sensory input from antennal ORNs, can distinguish both diketone and the RR-isomer from others, and RS- and SS-isomers from others, although it was unclear if they can distinguish between RS-isomer and SS-isomer, or between diketone and the SR-isomer. It also appeared that female S. discoideus could distinguish between RS-isomer and SS-isomers. The antennae of S. discoideus thus contain sex-specific sets of ORNs for host- and non-host plant volatile compounds. Both sexes of S. discoideus have highly sensitive and selective ORNs for some green-leaf volatiles, such as (Z)-3-hexenol and (E)-2-hexenal. In contrast, male antennae of S. discoideus house three distinct groups of ORNs specialized for myrcene and (E)-beta-ocimene, 2-phenylethanol, and phenylacetaldehyde, respectively, whereas female antennae contain three groups of ORNs specialized for (+/-)-linalool and (+/-)-alpha-terpineol, myrcene and (E)-beta-ocimene, (+/-)-1-octen-3-ol, and 3-octanone. Our results suggest that S. discoideus use a multi-component pheromone communication system, and a sex-specific set of ORNs with a narrow range of response spectra for host-plant location.
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- Schiebe, Christian, et al.
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Semiochemical diversity diverts bark beetle attacks from Norway spruce edges
- 2011
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Ingår i: Journal of applied entomology. - : WILEY. - 0931-2048 .- 1439-0418. ; 135:10, s. 726-737
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The semiochemical diversity hypothesis (SDH) states that interference with host-selection from non-host volatiles (NHV) is an important mechanism for associational resistance. Inhibition of bark beetle attraction to point sources by non-host volatiles (NHV) is well established and might be a signal serving in host-selection also at the habitat scale. In forests dominated by Norway spruce in middle and northern Europe (N Slovakia 2006 & 2007, SE Sweden 2007), we applied a blend of NHV and verbenone, released from dispensers fixed at 2 and 6 m height at forest edges with high Ips typographus populations. In Slovakia, three different doses (0.2–0.7 dispensers/m forest edge) were tested in 20-tree zones of spruce stand edges. The Swedish experiments used only the middle dose. In Slovakia, there was high tree mortality but dispensers with the anti-attractants reduced killed trees in a dose-dependent manner. The reduction in tree killing ranged from 35 to 76% compared to untreated zones. Regression analysis of relative tree kill on log dispenser density was highly significant (R2ADJ= 0.34, corresponding effect size d≈ 0.98). In Sweden, with lower beetle populations, most attacks (99%) were found outside the experimental areas, with high attack rates (15 trees/ha) in a range of 15–30 m from treated groups, indicating an active inhibitory radius exceeding the previous estimates. The SDH as a functional aspect of biodiversity was tested by converting spruce monocultures into an artificial semiochemically mixed forests. The use of NHV provides the only non-insecticidal method of direct protection of conifer forests. The demonstrated principle of protection is still too expensive for area-wide use, but viable for high-value areas (nature reserves). Further development of push–pull strategies or area-wide applications may prove more cost efficient. In the long-term, the only sustainable approach is a forest landscape of mixed habitats.
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- Unelius, C. Rikard, et al.
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Volatiles from green-lipped mussel as a lead to vespid wasp attractants
- 2014
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Ingår i: Journal of applied entomology. - : Wiley. - 0931-2048 .- 1439-0418. ; 138:1-2, s. 87-95
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Vespid wasps (Vespula vulgaris L. and V.germanica Fab. Hymenoptera; Vespidae) are highly abundant in 1 million ha of New Zealand's indigenous beech forests (Nothofagus spp.) and have had detrimental effects on the New Zealand native fauna. This hyperabundance is due in part to the vast supply of carbohydrate-rich honeydew produced by scale insects Ultracoelostoma spp. native to New Zealand. Current control methods include the use of wet cat food as a protein source with insecticide as a lure-and-kill-based system, but there are problems with fresh baits degrading rapidly, and a more durable formulation would enable the expansion and longevity of wasp control. Four crude protein baits were tested for vespid attraction. Green-lipped mussels had the highest vespid catch of the crude baits tested, and aged and fresh mussels were equally attractive. From headspace analysis of the green-lipped mussel volatiles, a series of butanoate esters, 3-octanone and 1-octen-3-ol were identified as possible attractants. These compounds were tested individually and in various blend combinations for the attraction of Vespula wasps in matagouri vegetation at the edge of beech forests. We found synergistic effects between single attractive compounds when tested in various combinations, and the multicomponent lures were more attractive to these wasps than heptyl and octyl butanoate, previously identified attractants for vespid species. The new multicomponent lures could form the basis for a new generation of attractants for social wasps that can provide sustained control methods for invasive vespid wasps.
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