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l-Leucine Methyl Ester: The Female-Produced Sex Pheromone of the Scarab Beetle, Phyllophaga lanceolata

Nojima, Satoshi ; Robbins, Paul ; Salsbury, Glenn ; Morris, Bruce ; Roelofs, Wendell ; Villani, Michael

In: Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2003, vol. 29, no. 11, p. 2439-2446

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    Titre
    • l-Leucine Methyl Ester: The Female-Produced Sex Pheromone of the Scarab Beetle, Phyllophaga lanceolata
    Auteur
    • Nojima, Satoshi. Department of Entomology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 14456, Geneva, New York, USA
    • Robbins, Paul. Department of Entomology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 14456, Geneva, New York, USA
    • Salsbury, Glenn. Department of Agriculture, Kansas, 222 East Iowa, 67054, Greensburg, Kansas, USA
    • Morris, Bruce. 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
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2003, vol. 29, no. 11, p. 2439-2446. Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:317512
    Summary
    The female-produced sex pheromone of the scarab beetle Phyllophaga lanceolata was identified as the methyl ester of an essential amino acid, l-leucine. During field testing, 239 male P. lanceolata were caught in traps baited with l-leucine methyl ester. l-Isoleucine and l-valine methyl esters, similar in structure to l-leucine methyl ester and previously identified as female-produced sex pheromone compounds employed by other Phyllophaga species, were also tested. Addition of l-valine or l-isoleucine methyl esters to the l-leucine methyl ester in 1:1 ratios completely inhibited attraction of P. lanceolata males. Males of P. squamipilosa were also captured using l-leucine methyl ester. This is the first record of P. squamipilosa from Kansas