Oleander, Ashen, Hall, David R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7887-466X, Bray, Daniel P. and Burman, Joseph P. J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3888-4238 (2019) Identification of female sex pheromone for monitoring the barred tooth striped moth, trichopteryx polycommata, a priority conservation species. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 45 (8). pp. 649-656. ISSN 0098-0331 (Print), 1573-1561 (Online) (doi:10.1007/s10886-019-01093-1)

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Abstract

Pheromone-baited traps can be excellent tools for sensitive detection of insects of conservation concern. Here, identification of the sex pheromone of Trichopteryx polycommata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), an under-recorded UK priority species, is reported. In analyses of extracts of the pheromone glands of female T. polycommata by gas chromatography coupled to electroantennographic recording from the antenna of a male moth, a single active component was detected. This was identified as (Z,Z)-6,9-nonadecadiene (Z,Z6,9-19:H) by comparison of its mass spectrum and retention times with those of the synthetic standard. In a pilot field trial in Kent, UK, T. polycommata males were caught in pheromone traps baited with lures loaded with 1mg and 2mg (Z,Z)-6,9-19:H. Optimum lure loading was identified in a further five trials in Kent, Sussex and Lancashire where lures of 0, 0.001, 0.01, 0.1, 1, 2, 5 and 10 mg loadings were tested. Traps baited with 1 to 10 mg of ZZ6,9-19:H caught significantly more T. polycommata than traps baited with 0 mg and 0.001mg. In a pilot survey of T. polycommata using pheromone lures around Morecambe Bay, UK, T. polycommata males were captured at 122 new sites within the three counties where trials took place, demonstrating the potential of pheromone monitoring to increase knowledge of abundance, distribution and ecology of this elusive species.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	(Z,Z)-6,9-nonadecadiene, electroantennography, insect conservation, lure, detection of endangered species, biodiversity, mapping indicator species, live-catching, pheromone traps
Subjects:	Q Science > QL Zoology
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Agriculture, Health & Environment Department
Last Modified:	13 Aug 2020 01:38
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/25040

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