Inhibition of Pheromone Perception in European Pine Shoot Moth 1 by Synthetic Acetates

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Insect sex pheromones have recently received considerable attention as potential agents for selective control of insect populations. One pheromone-related behavioral approach involves interrupting the normal reproductive cycle by preventing orientation of male to female by the use of pheromone inhibition (Wright 1965, Shorey et al. 1967, Roelofs and Comeau 1968, Traynier 1970, Beroza et al. 1971). A series of sixteen 12-carbon aliphatic acetates were evaluated as inhibitors of European pine shoot moth, Rhyacionia buoliana (Schiffermuller), sex pheromone perception.