Female-produced sex pheromone of the predatory bug Geocoris punctipes

FDA Marques, JS McElfresh, JG Millar

Index: Marques, Francisco De Assis; Mcelfresh, J. Steven; Millar, Jocelyn G. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2000 , vol. 26, # 12 p. 2843 - 2855

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Abstract

Abstract A compound identified from air-entrained volatiles produced by adult female Geocoris punctipes attracted male bugs and stimulated males to investigate nearby moving objects of the appropriate size in their search for females. The compound was identified as (E)-2-octenyl acetate, a relatively common component of the volatile semiochemicals produced by a number of heteropteran species. This compound comprised a significant ...