TY - JOUR
T1 - Biological Activity of the Larval Secretion of Chilecomadia valdiviana
AU - Reyes-Garcia, Luis
AU - Flores, M. Fernanda
AU - Vera, Waleska
AU - Bergmann, Jan
N1 - Funding Information:
aStatistically significant differences in responses to chi-square test) are marked with * Acknowledgements The authors thank Wilson Barros, Universidad de Talca, for organizing the field experiment. This study was supported by the Dirección de Investigación of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (grant 125.750/2010 to JB) and the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD). MF and WV are grateful for doctoral fellowships provided by the Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (CONICYT) and LR for a doctoral fellowship obtained from the Ministry of Education (MECESUP2 UCH0601).
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - The carpenter worm, Chilecomadia valdiviana (Lepidoptera: Cossidae), is a polyphagous insect native to Chile that is associated with trees and bushes, including economically important species such as eucalyptus, avocado, and apples. We used a Y-olfactometer to analyze the olfactory responses of larvae to conspecific larvae, hexane extracts of larvae, and synthetic samples of the major components present in the extract (i. e., (Z)-5,13-tetradecadienyl acetate, (Z)-5-tetradecenyl acetate, and dodecyl acetate). The results obtained provide empirical evidence that (Z)-5,13-tetradecadienyl acetate is used as an aggregation pheromone by the larvae. The results are discussed in view of the existing information.
AB - The carpenter worm, Chilecomadia valdiviana (Lepidoptera: Cossidae), is a polyphagous insect native to Chile that is associated with trees and bushes, including economically important species such as eucalyptus, avocado, and apples. We used a Y-olfactometer to analyze the olfactory responses of larvae to conspecific larvae, hexane extracts of larvae, and synthetic samples of the major components present in the extract (i. e., (Z)-5,13-tetradecadienyl acetate, (Z)-5-tetradecenyl acetate, and dodecyl acetate). The results obtained provide empirical evidence that (Z)-5,13-tetradecadienyl acetate is used as an aggregation pheromone by the larvae. The results are discussed in view of the existing information.
KW - (Z)-5,13-tetradecadienyl acetate
KW - Chilecomadia valdiviana
KW - Cossidae
KW - Larval aggregation pheromone
KW - Larval secretion
KW - Lepidoptera
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U2 - 10.1007/s10886-011-0023-4
DO - 10.1007/s10886-011-0023-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80255138323
SN - 0098-0331
VL - 37
SP - 1137
EP - 1142
JO - Journal of Chemical Ecology
JF - Journal of Chemical Ecology
IS - 10
ER -