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Sex Pheromone of the Pine False Webworm Acantholyda erythrocephala

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Females of the pine false webworm Acantholyda erythrocephala (L) produce the sex pheromone (Z)-6,14-pentadecadienal, which attracts flying males in the field. By using gas chromatography coupled with electroantennographic detection (GC-EAD) and mass spectrometry (GC-MS), we detected (Z)-6,14-pentadecadienal in volatile collections and in whole body extracts of female A. erythrocephala. Females, but not males, also exhibited a 25-carbon cuticular hydrocarbon, (Z,Z)-1,9,15-pentacosatriene, which can oxidize to (Z)-6,14-pentadecadienal upon exposure to air and sunlight. (Z,Z)-1,9,15-Pentacosatriene and (Z)-6,14-pentadecadienal identifications were corroborated by comparison with synthetic standards. (Z)-6,14-Pentadecadienal is the second pheromone identified for pamphilliid sawflies, and the first to elicit strong field attraction, and thus offer potential as a pheromone lure to aid in control of this forest pest.

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We thank Robert Behle of the USDA-ARS-NCAUR in Peoria, Illinois for use of the solar simulator, and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for access to Sand Ridge State Forest.

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Staples, J.K., Bartelt, R.J., Cossé, A.A. et al. Sex Pheromone of the Pine False Webworm Acantholyda erythrocephala . J Chem Ecol 35, 1448–1460 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-009-9736-z

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