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Identification of the Female-Produced Sex Pheromone of the Scarab Beetle, Hoplia equina

Zhang, Aijun ; Robbins, Paul ; Averill, Anne ; Weber, Donald ; Linn Jr., Charles ; Roelofs, Wendell ; Villani, Michael

In: Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2003, vol. 29, no. 7, p. 1635-1642

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    Titre
    • Identification of the Female-Produced Sex Pheromone of the Scarab Beetle, Hoplia equina
    Auteur
    • Zhang, Aijun. USDA-ARS, Chemicals Affecting Insect Behavior Laboratory, BARC-W, 20705, Beltsville, Maryland, USA
    • Robbins, Paul. Department of Entomology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 14456, Geneva, New York, USA
    • Averill, Anne. USDA, ARS, Insect Biocontrol Laboratory, BARC-W, 20705, Beltsville, Maryland, USA
    • Weber, Donald. Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., 02349, Lakeville, Massachusetts, USA
    • Linn Jr., Charles. Department of Entomology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 14456, Geneva, New York, USA
    • Roelofs, Wendell. Department of Entomology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 14456, Geneva, New York, USA
    • Villani, Michael. Department of Entomology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 14456, Geneva, New York, USA
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2003, vol. 29, no. 7, p. 1635-1642. Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:311063
    Summary
    Hoplia equina LeConte (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) is a beetle pest of cranberry beds in Massachusetts. Larvae feed on the roots of the cranberry plant, reducing yield as well as vine density. The female sex pheromone was identified as 2-tetradecanone. There were eight compounds found in the airborne volatiles collected from females that elicited antennal responses from males. Of the eight compounds tested (nonanal, decanal, dodecanal, 2-dodecanone, 2-tridecanone, 2-tetradecanone, 2-pentadecanone, and 2-hexadecanone), 2-tetradecanone was the only one that attracted male beetles in the field. Combining any of the other seven antennally active compounds with 2-tetradecanone did not increase male capture