Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1992 Aug;18(8):1421-35.
doi: 10.1007/BF00994366.

Chemical composition of sex pheromone of oriental fruit moth and rates of release by individual female moths

M J Lacey  1 , C J Sanders
Affiliations

Chemical composition of sex pheromone of oriental fruit moth and rates of release by individual female moths

M J Lacey et al. J Chem Ecol. 1992 Aug.

Abstract

The sex pheromone emitted by individual calling females of the oriental fruit moth,Grapholita molesta, was trapped within glass capillaries, and the composition and release rates were determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Aerial release of (Z)-8-dodecenyl acetate ranged up to 25.3 ng/hr, while the mean release rate was 8.48 ± 7.26 ng/hr (±SD). The proportion of (E)-8-dodecenyl acetate to (Z)-8-dodecenyl acetate was remarkably constant (4.20 ± 0.60%). Significant amounts of dodecyl acetate were also recovered but, contrary to previous reports, only trace quantities of (Z)-8-dodecenol were detected in the effluvium.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. J Chem Ecol. 1989 Feb;15(2):707-17 - PubMed
    1. J Chem Ecol. 1989 Jan;15(1):105-20 - PubMed
    1. J Chem Ecol. 1984 Nov;10(11):1551-65 - PubMed
    1. J Chem Ecol. 1984 Jan;10(1):1-7 - PubMed
    1. J Chem Ecol. 1984 Dec;10(12):1677-92 - PubMed