ISSN:
1420-9071
Keywords:
Acid fluoride
;
aldehyde
;
mating disruption
;
pheromone analogs
;
Heliothis
;
Lepidoptera
;
fluorination
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Substitution of fluorine for the aldehydic hydrogen provides behaviorally active, chemically reactive pheromone mimics. In male moths of the tobacco budwormHeliothis virescens, Z9–14:Acf and Z11–16:Acf cause hyperactivity and irreversible extension of the genitalia in over 80% of treated moths. In addition, a combination of the two components leads to 10–50% of the pairs involving one treated partner becoming locked in copula.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01941782