ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
cis-3-Hexenyl acetate
;
benzaldehyde
;
phenylacetaldehyde
;
benzyl alcohol
;
phenethyl alcohol
;
phenylacetonitrile
;
benzyl benzoate
;
anethol
;
geraniol
;
phenethyl propionate
;
kairomone
;
sex pheromone
;
dandelion
;
Taraxacum officionale
;
Coleoptera
;
Scarabidae
;
Anomala oritescostata
;
scarab beetle
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract The attraction of the scarab beetleAnomala octiescostata to dandelion,Taraxacum officinale, was demonstrated to be chemically mediated by a mixture ofcis-3-hexenyl acetate, benzaldehyde, phenylacetaldehyde, benzyl alcohol, phenethyl alcohol, phenylacetonitrile, and benzyl benzoate, in the ratio 4:8:14:3:5:19:11. Combination of the synthetic kairomone and sex pheromone (buibuilactone + japonilure, 8:2), significantly increased the total catches ofA. octiescostata. Catches of male (but not female) beetles were significantly higher with the kairomone-pheromone blend than with kairomone alone. The synergistic effect of the kairomone from dandelion on the attractiveness did not significantly differ from that of a food-type lure, anethol, geraniol, and phenethyl propionate (9:0.5:0.5). The latter combined with the synthetic sex pheromone resulted in better attraction of female (but not male)A. octiescostata than the sex pheromone alone.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02059891
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