ITA-NOA 24624
INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA AGROINDUSTRIAL DEL NOROESTE ARGENTINO
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Identification of male-produced aggregation pheromone of the curculionid beetle Acrotomopus atropunctellus
Autor/es:
M. L. DEL P. PEREZ; RODRIGUEZ S; NAZARENO M A
Revista:
BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Editorial:
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Referencias:
Lugar: Cambridge; Año: 2016 vol. 28
ISSN:
0007-4853
Resumen:
The sugarcane stem weevil, Acrotomopus atropunctellus (Boheman) (Curculionidae:Molytinae: Cholini) is an important economic pest from the Northwestern region ofArgentina. Analyses of the headspace volatiles produced by separated males and fe-males revealed one male-specific compound. Its structural identification is reportedhere in using gas chromatography coupled with mass spectroscopy analysis andchemical micro-reactions. Besides, two laboratory olfactometry assays allowed usto propose 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one (sulcatone) as an aggregation pheromone forthis insect, being attractive to both conspecific males and females. This compoundis reported for the first time as involved in the Curculionidae family communication.
