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Sex Pheromone of the Oriental Fruit Moth Grapholitha molesta (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

J. A. George
J. A. George
Affiliation:
Research Station, Canada Department of Agriculture, Vineland Station, Ontario
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Abstract

The existence of a chemical female sex pheromone in the Oriental fruit moth has been demonstrated; it both attracts and sexually excites adult males. Males without antennae are neither attracted to, nor sexually stimulated by, the pheromone. Thus, the pheromone appears to be essential for reproduction. Active pheromone can be extracted with benzene from the tips of virgin female abdomens and bioassayed with males. The gland believed to produce the pheromone was located and examined histologically. It is now possible to investigate the chemical nature of the pheromone and its possible use in the control of the Oriental fruit moth.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 97 , Issue 9 , September 1965 , pp. 1002 - 1007
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1965

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