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Sex Pheromone of the Scarab Beetle Phyllophaga ( Phytalus) georgiana (Horn)

Robbins, Paul ; Nojima, Satoshi ; Polavarapu, Sridhar ; Koppenhöfer, Albrecht ; Rodriguez-Saona, Cesar ; Holdcraft, Robert ; Consolie, Nancy ; Peck, Daniel ; Roelofs, Wendell

In: Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2009, vol. 35, no. 3, p. 336-341

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    Titre
    • Sex Pheromone of the Scarab Beetle Phyllophaga ( Phytalus) georgiana (Horn)
    Auteur
    • Robbins, Paul. Department of Entomology, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, 14456, Geneva, NY, USA
    • Nojima, Satoshi. Department of Entomology, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, 14456, Geneva, NY, USA
    • Polavarapu, Sridhar. Philip E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers University, 08019, Chatsworth, NJ, USA
    • Koppenhöfer, Albrecht. Department of Entomology, Rutgers University, 08901, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
    • Rodriguez-Saona, Cesar. Philip E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers University, 08019, Chatsworth, NJ, USA
    • Holdcraft, Robert. Philip E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers University, 08019, Chatsworth, NJ, USA
    • Consolie, Nancy. Grape Genetics Research Unit, USDA-ARS, 14456, Geneva, NY, USA
    • Peck, Daniel. Department of Entomology, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, 14456, Geneva, NY, USA
    • Roelofs, Wendell. Department of Entomology, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, 14456, Geneva, NY, USA
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2009, vol. 35, no. 3, p. 336-341. Springer-Verlag
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:322286
    Summary
    The sex pheromone of Phyllophaga (Phytalus) georgiana was characterized as valine methyl ester, tentatively the l-enantiomer. This is the first sex pheromone identified from the Phyllophaga subgenus Phytalus. The pheromone was extracted from female glands, the active component isolated by coupled gas chromatography-electroantennogram detection analysis, characterized by mass spectrometry, and shown to be active in field tests. The seasonal flight pattern was determined for P. georgiana as well as for three other species, P. anxia (both northern and southern genitalic forms), P. gracilis, and P. postrema. The latter three species were captured in traps baited with l-isoleucine methyl ester