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Sec-butyl (Z)-7-tetradecenoate. A novel sex pheromone component from the western grapeleaf skeletonizer, harrsina brillians.

✍ Scribed by Joel Myerson; William F. Haddon; Edwin L. Soderstrom


Book ID
104220949
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1982
Tongue
French
Weight
231 KB
Volume
23
Category
Article
ISSN
0040-4039

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✦ Synopsis


The first reported instance of an unsaturated set-butyl ester as a lepidopteran sex pheromone is described including its identmcation and synthesis.

Defoliation of grapevines by the western grapeleaf skeletonizer (WGLS), Harrisina brillians, Barnes, McDunnough (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae), poses a threat to California grape production. The stinging hairs on the larvae can also produce skin welts on vineyard workers. In order to aid in