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. 1987 Jul;13(7):1777-86.
doi: 10.1007/BF00980218.

(Z)-11-octadecenyl acetate, an aggregation pheromone inDrosophila simulans

A M Schaner  1 , R J Bartelt, L L Jackson
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(Z)-11-octadecenyl acetate, an aggregation pheromone inDrosophila simulans

A M Schaner et al. J Chem Ecol. 1987 Jul.

Abstract

Existence of a male-produced pheromone, which attracts both males and females in a wind-tunnel olfactometer, has been demonstrated inDrosophila simulans (Sturtevant). A pheromone component was identified as (Z)-11-octadecenyl acetate (Z11-18: Ac), also known ascis-vaccenyl acetate. The pheromone is synergized by food volatiles. In bioassay ca. 1/1000 of a mature male equivalent of Z11-18: Ac is attractive and activity increases with increased amounts of Z11-18: Ac. Flies do not begin responding to Z11-18: Ac until after they have been away from food for at least 2 hr. Z11-18: Ac is transferred from the male to the female during mating, and the female emits the majority of the transferred Z11-18: Ac within 6 hr after mating.

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