ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Dendroctonus pseudotsugae
;
Douglas-fir beetle
;
Coleoptera
;
Scolytidae
;
aggregation pheromone
;
production
;
response
;
methylcyclohexenol
;
seudenol
;
enantiomers
;
trapping
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Female Douglas-fir beetles,Dendroctonus pseudotsugae, produced an average 45∶55 mixture of the (S)-(−)- and (R)-(+)-enantiomers of 1-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-ol (MCOL). The (S)-(−)∶(R)-(+) ratio of 3-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-ol (seudenol) produced by this population of females was 34∶66. Lindgren funnel traps baited with (R)-(+)-MCOL attracted significantly more males and females than (S)-(−)-MCOL-baited traps, which captured significantly more beetles than unbaited controls. The combined effect of the enantiomers was additive, rather than synergistic. Either enantiomer of MCOL increased catches by frontalin-baited traps. Racemic MCOL can be used for trapping Douglas-fir beetles in south-central British Columbia.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00980074
