作者: Jocelyn G. Millar , J. Steven McElfresh , Carmen Romero , Marta Vila , Neus Marí-Mena
DOI: 10.1007/S10886-010-9831-1
关键词: Ecology 、 Saturniidae 、 Biology 、 Sex pheromone 、 Pheromone 、 Graellsia isabellae 、 Insect 、 Lepidoptera genitalia 、 Sex Attractants 、 Endangered species
摘要: Sex attractant pheromones are highly sensitive and selective tools for detecting monitoring populations of insects, yet there has been only one reported case being used to monitor protected species. Here, we report the identification synthesis sex pheromone a European moth species, Graellsia isabellae (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), as single component, (4E,6E,11Z)-hexadecatrienal. In preliminary field trials, lures loaded with this compound attracted male moths from species at number widely separated sites in France, Switzerland, Spain, clearly demonstrating utility sampling potentially endangered insect