Journal of chemical ecology

Behavioral responses ofSpodoptera littoralis males to sex pheromone components and virgin females in wind tunnel

C Quero, P Lucas, M Renou, A Guerrero

Index: Quero, Carmen; Lucas, Philippe; Renou, Michel; Guerrero, Angel Journal of Chemical Ecology, 1996 , vol. 22, # 6 p. 1087 - 1102

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Citation Number: 33

Abstract

Abstract The major component of the sex pheromone of female Spodoptera littoralis,(Z, E)-9, 11-tetradecadienyl acetate (1), elicited all steps of the male behavioral sequence, ie, wing fanning and taking flight, oriented upwind flight and arrival to the middle of the tunnel, close approach and contact with the source. The activity was equivalent to that elicited by virgin females. In the range of doses tested, the dosage of 1 had no significant effect on the ...