Components of the sex pheromone of the currant pug moth, Eupithecia assimilata, a re-emergent hop pest in UK
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Campbell, C.A.M., Tregidga, E.L., Hall, David R., Ando, Tetsu and Yamamoto, Masanobu (2007) Components of the sex pheromone of the currant pug moth, Eupithecia assimilata, a re-emergent hop pest in UK. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 122 (3). pp. 265-269. ISSN 0013-8703
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After an absence of 50 years, the currant pug moth, Eupithecia assimilata Doubleday (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), has reappeared as an important pest of hops, Humulus lupulus L. (Cannabaceae), in the UK. Pheromone gland extracts from virgin female E. assimilata moths were shown to contain (3Z,6Z)-cis-9,10-epoxyheneicosadiene (3Z,6Z-cis-9,10-epoxy-21:H) by gas chromatography linked to mass spectrometry. (3Z,6Z,9Z)-heneicosatriene (3Z,6Z,9Z-21:H) was also found as a minor component in one of two extracts. In field experiments, significant numbers of male E. assimilata moths were caught in traps baited with the (9S,10R)-enantiomer of 3Z,6Z-cis-9,10-epoxy-21:H but not in those baited with the (9R,10S)-enantiomer or racemic mixture. Addition of 3Z,6Z,9Z-21:H at the ratio present in gland extracts greatly reduced the attractiveness of the epoxydiene.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Published on behalf of the Netherlands Entomological Society by Wiley |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | trapping, pest management, Lepidoptera, Geometridae, (3Z • 6Z)-cis-9, 10-epoxyheneicosadiene, (3Z • 6Z • 9Z)-heneicosatriene, |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) Q Science > QL Zoology S Agriculture > SB Plant culture |
| School / Department / Research Groups: | Natural Resources Institute Natural Resources Institute > Agriculture, Health & Environment |
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| Last Modified: | 11 Nov 2011 12:06 |
| URI: | http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/2364 |
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