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Science 16 August 1974:
Vol. 185. no. 4151, pp. 614 - 616
DOI: 10.1126/science.185.4151.614
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Sex Pheromones and Reproductive Isolation of the Lesser Peachtree Borer and the Peachtree Borer

J. H. Tumlinson 1, C. E. Yonce 2, R. E. Doolittle 1, R. R. Heath 1, C. R. Gentry 2, and E. R. Mitchell 1

1 Insect Attractants, Behavior and Basic Biology Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, Gainesville, Florida 32604
2 Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research Station Laboratory, Byron, Georgia 31008

(E,Z)-3,13-octadecadien-1-ol acetate, and (Z,Z)-3,13-octadecadien-1-ol acetate, isolated from the female lesser peachtree borer, Synanthedon pictipes (Grote and Robinson), and the female peachtree borer, Sanninoidea exitiosa (Say), respectively, strongly attract the respective males of these species in field bioassays. These compounds are the largest pheromones isolated thus far from a lepidopterous species. Sanninoidea exitiosa males did not respond to the synthesized (E,Z)-isomer, and low concentrations of it in the synthesized (Z,Z)-isomer did not interfere with their response to the (Z,Z)-isomer. In contrast, even very low concentrations of the (Z,Z)-isomer (1 percent) in the (E,Z)-isomer significantly inhibited the response of Synanthedon pictipes males.


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