Sex pheromone of the leaf-miner Phyllonorycter platani: (Z10)-tetradecenyl acetate.

A female produced sex pheromone of the leaf-miner pest Phyllonorycter platani (Staudinger) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) was identified as (Z10)-tetradecenyl acetate. Field trapping trials confirmed activity of this compound. The presence of the geometrical isomer (E10)-tetradecenyl acetate, a pheromone component of other Phyllonorycter species, reduced trap efficacy.

Female sex pheromone of Cameraria ohridella Desch. and Dim. (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae): structure confirmation, synthesis and biological activity of (8E,10Z)-8,10-tetradecadienal and some analogues.

Mass spectrometric investigations confirmed the structure of the female produced sex pheromone of the horse-chestnut leafminer Cameraria ohridella Desch. and Dim. to be (8E,IOZ)-8,10-tetradecadienal.