ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Oryzaephilus surinamensis
;
Coleoptera
;
Cucujidae
;
oats
;
attractants
;
(E)-2-nonenal
;
(E,E)-2,4-nonadienal
;
2-furaldehyde
;
formaldehyde
;
propanal
;
hexanal
;
heptanal
;
octanal
;
(E)-2-heptenal
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract The sawtoothed grain beetle,Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L.) (Coleoptera: Cucujidae), is attracted to certain volatile components that occur in whole and rolled oats as determined by a laboratory pitfall chamber bioassay. More than 100 components were detected in the attractive carbonyl-containing fractions; 14 of these, making up 60% of the total, were identified and bioassayed. Although hexanal, heptanal, octanal, (E)-2-heptenal, and 2-furaldehyde, at doses ranging variously from 1 to 100 μg, were all significantly attractive, only 1 /10 to 1 /100 as much (E)-2-nonenal or (E,E)-2,4-nonadienal was necessary to produce comparable insect response. In addition, propanal and formaldehyde (previously reported in oats but not detected by us) were bioassayed and found to be attractive.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00987858
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