Abstract
The structure elucidation of sex pheromones of Lepidoptera by a solid-sample injection technique in conjunction with capillary gas chromatography is described. The applicability of this method in GC and GC-MS modes was demonstrated by reanalyzing the sex attractants of females of Ostrinia nubilalis and Bombyx mori. The pheromone complex of Mamestra brassicae was reinvestigated and (Z)-9-hexadecenyl acetate and (Z)-11-hexadecenol were found in addition to already known pheromone components of this species. By using the solid-sample injection, the exact site of pheromone release could be determined in M. brassicae.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1299-1311 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Journal of Chemical Ecology |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1987 |
Keywords
- Bombycidae
- Bombyx mori
- Lepidoptera
- Mamestra brassicae
- Noctuidae
- Ostrinia nubilalis
- Pyralidae
- Solid-sample injection
- sex pheromone analysis
- site of pheromone release