Nature and role of sexual pheromones emitted by males of Acrolepiopsis assectella (LEP.)
1994
Thibout, E. | Ferary, S. | Auger, J.
Seven compounds that do not exist in the extracts from legs of males have been isolated in the hair-pencil extracts of male Acrolepiopsis assectella. By combining techniques of GC-MS and GC-FT-IR, six of these compounds have been identified. They are six n-alkanes: hexadecane (C(16)), heptadecane (C(17)), octadecane (C(18)), nonadecane (C(19)), eicosane (C(20)), and heneicosane (C(21)). Twelve n-alkanes of the homologous series, from the C(14)-C(25) compounds were presented to virgin females, mated females, and males. At the end of the scotophase, four of the n-alkanes (C(16), C(17), C(19), C(21)) present in the hair-pencil extract induced the virgin females to adopt the acceptance posture after having induced the virgin females to remain stationary. The two other n-alkanes (C(18) and C(20)) present in the extract have less effect on the females similar to the n-alkanes not present in the males. The blends tested do not seem to indicate any synergy between the most active compounds. The three n-alkanes with an odd number of carbons and the C(16) compound would thus be the principle components of the male pheromone of A. assectella. As well as their role of female aphrodisiac, they tend to make males and fertilized females flee.
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