Ethyl propionate: Synergistic kairomone for african palm weevil,Rhynchophorus phoenicis L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

 

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Autores: Gries, Gerhard, Gries, Regine, Pérez Sánchez, Alice Lorena, Gonzales, Lilliana M., Pierce Jr., Harold D., Oehlschlager, Allan Cameron, Rhainds, Marc, Zebeyou, Mesmer, Kouame, Brou
Formato: artículo original
Fecha de Publicación:1994
Descripción:Small trunk pieces of a freshly felled 10-year-old oil palm,Elaeis quineensis (Jacq.), were placed in a modified Nalgene desiccator, and volatiles captured for six days on Porapak Q. Gas chromatographic (GC) analysis of Porapak-Q-trapped volatiles with both flame ionization (FID) and electroantennographic detection (EAD) using male or femaleR. phoenicis antennae revealed several EAD-active compounds. They were identified as: ethyl acetate, ethyl propionate, isobutyl propionate, ethyl butyrate, and ethyl isobutyrate. In field experiments in the La Me Research Station, Côte d'Ivoire, ethyl propionate (50 mg/24 hr) but not all esters combined (50 mg/24 hr each) significantly increased capture ofR. phoenicis in pheromone-baited (3 mg/24 hr) traps. One kilogram of 1- to 3-day-old palm tissue was significantly more effective than ethyl propionate in enhancing pheromone attraction. Superior attraction of palm tissue may be attributed to additional as yet unknown semiochemicals. Alternatively, release rates and/or ratios of synthetic volatiles differed from those of palm tissue at peak attraction.
País:Kérwá
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/29137
Acceso en línea:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02059585
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/29137
Palabra clave:Coleoptera
Kairomones
3-methyl-octan-4-ol
ethyl butyrate
ethyl isobutyrate
Rhynchophorus Phoenicis
Elaeis Quineensis
Oil Palm
Synergism
Palm Weevil
Palm Volatiles
Host Selection
Pimary Attraction
Aggregation Pheromone
Ethyl Acetate
Ethyl Propionate
Isobutyl Propionate