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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Wen, Ping
• Ji, Bao-Zhong
• Liu, Shu-Wen
• Liu, Cong
• Sillam-Dussès, David

Titel

Sex-Pairing Pheromone in the Asian Termite Pest Species Odontotermes formosanus

Ist Teil von

• Journal of chemical ecology, 2012-05, Vol.38 (5), p.566-575

Ort / Verlag

New York: Springer-Verlag

Erscheinungsjahr

2012

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The sex-pairing pheromone of the black winged subterranean termite, Odontotermes formosanus (Shiraki) (Isoptera, Termitidae), was investigated using headspace-SPME, GC-MS, GC-EAD, and attraction bioassays. Females secrete the pheromone from their sternal gland to attract males. The sex-pairing pheromone is composed of ( Z,Z )-dodeca-3,6-dien-1-ol and ( Z )-dodec-3-en-1-ol, estimated at 9 to 16.64 ng and 0.2 to 0.54 ng, respectively. Both short- and long-distance sex attraction bioassays were employed to show that these compounds act in synergy at long distance, but only ( Z,Z )-dodeca-3,6-dien-1-ol is active at short distance. The pheromone may be useful in efforts to control this pest, which is considered one of the most harmful termite species in Southeast Asia.