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A Limiting Factor of Sex Attractants of Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae), Verified under Laboratory Conditions [PDF]

Insects, 2023
At present, sexual attractants mainly control insect populations by killing males. However, the effect of sex attractants may be limited by the mating ability of the attracted insects.
Qi Chen, Xiaolong Yi, Xiaoyun Wang, Xialin Zheng, Wen Lu   +4 more
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Functional Role of Odorant-Binding Proteins in Response to Sex Pheromone Component Z8-14:Ac in Grapholita molesta (Busck) [PDF]

Insects
The plum fruit moth (PFM), Grapholita funebrana, and the oriental fruit moth (OFM), G. molesta, are closely related fruit moth species that severely damage fruit trees in Rosaceae.
Yuqing Luo, Xiulin Chen, Shiyan Xu, Boliao Li, Kun Luo, Guangwei Li   +5 more
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Isolation and Identification of the Sex Pheromone of Evergestis extimalis Scopoli (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) [PDF]

Insects
In Qinghai Province, Evergestis extimalis is an important pest of spring rape and is primarily controlled using chemical pesticides. Sex pheromones offer an alternative method for pest management in relatively non-polluted environments.
Mingang Qin, Youhua Ma, Youpeng Lai, Siyu Liu, Gui Zhang   +4 more
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Species- and context-dependent responses of green lacewings suggest a complex ecological role for methyl salicylate (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) are important semiochemicals in multitrophic plant-insect interactions, attracting natural enemies of phytophagous insects.
Sándor Koczor, Ferenc Szentkirályi, József Vuts, John C. Caulfield, David M. Withall, John A. Pickett, Michael A. Birkett, Miklós Tóth   +7 more
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Laboratory and field evaluation of acetic acid-based lures for male Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2019
The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) is a vector of a pathogen associated with greening and thus a major problem in citriculture worldwide. Lures are much needed for improving ACP trapping systems for monitoring populations and surveillance.
Odimar Z. Zanardi, Haroldo X. L. Volpe, Rejane A. G. Luvizotto, Rodrigo F. Magnani, Francisco Gonzalez, Carolina Calvo, Cameron A. Oehlschlager, Benjamin J. Lehan, Victoria Esperança, Jennifer Y. Delfino, Renato de Freitas, Rômulo Igor de Carvalho, Tatiana Aparecida Mulinari, Marcelo P. Miranda, José Mauricio S. Bento, Walter S. Leal   +15 more
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TabsPBP2, a Pheromone-Binding Protein Highly Expressed in Male Antennae of Tuta absoluta, Binds Sex Pheromones and Tomato Volatiles [PDF]

Biomolecules
The tomato leafminer (Tuta absoluta), a globally invasive pest, poses a major economic threat to tomato production. Although chemical control remains the primary management method, sustainable alternatives are urgently needed. Sex pheromone communication
Cheng Qu, Jingxue Yan, Zuqing Yan, Ren Li, Yuqi Liu, Aoli Lin, Yuejun Fu, Chen Luo, Zhiwei Kang, Ran Wang   +9 more
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Discovery of Heliothela wulfeniana (Scopoli, 1763) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Heliothelinae) in northwestern Russia by use of pheromone trapping [PDF]

Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2022
The grass moth Heliothela wulfeniana (Scopoli, 1763) is found in northwestern Russia (Leningrad Region) for the first time, thus filling the geographical gap between Finland and Estonia, on one hand, and central European Russia, on the other hand.
E.I. Ovsyannikova, S.Yu. Sinev
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Synthesis and field testing of esters of (2R)-butan-2-ol and (2S)-butan-2-ol and monounsaturated fatty acids as sex attractants for the males of Procridinae species (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae)

SHILAP, 2023
In the family Zygaenidae (Lepidoptera) with more than 1000 species a complete chemical analysis of the structure of female sex pheromones has been carried out for only three species of the subfamily Procridinae while sex attractants have been found for ...
Konstantin A. Efetov, Elena E. Kucherenko   +1 more
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Behavioral responses of different reproductive statuses and sexes in Hermetia illucens (L) adults to different attractants [PDF]

PeerJ, 2023
Background The odor of various fermented organic materials acts as an attractant for oviposition by gravid females of the black soldier fly (BSF) to find larval food sources.
Parichart Laksanawimol, Sukdee Singsa, Anchana Thancharoen   +2 more
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Results of the use of synthetic sex attractant lures for Zygaenidae in south-eastern France (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae)

SHILAP, 2021
The sex attractant 2-butyl 2-dodecenoate (EFETOV-2), (2R)-butyl (7Z)-dodecenoate (R12) (a component of Illiberis rotundata sex pheromone) and a mixture with its opposite enantiomer (2S)-butyl (7Z)-dodecenoate (R12+S12, 1:1), were tested over a period of
E. Drouet, T. B. Toshova, K. A. Efetov
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