Role of C10-chain in determining aggregation activity of synthetic pheromones for flour beetle Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera-Insecta).

Rangaswamy, J. R. and Pereira, J. and Sasikala, V. B. (1987) Role of C10-chain in determining aggregation activity of synthetic pheromones for flour beetle Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera-Insecta). Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 25 (8). pp. 553-555.

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Abstract

Decanol and decanal were found to cause aggregation of the tenebrionid Tribolium castaneum, a pest of stored products. On blocking the functional group by derivatization to decyl acetate and decanal 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone, the activity of these compounds was lowered and not completely lost. These derivatives, which possess more than 50% activity of the parent compounds, indicate that the C10 chain in decanol and decanal has a definite role in determining the aggregation property of the molecule as a whole to T. castaneum.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Stored-products-pests; Attractants-; 1-decanol; pheromones-; physiology-; aggregation-pheromones; biology-; animal-physiology; biodeterioration-; agricultural-entomology
Subjects:	600 Technology > 03 Agriculture > 05 Insect/Pest Control
Divisions:	Food Protectants and Infestation Control
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	28 Jul 2021 09:02
Last Modified:	28 Jul 2021 09:02
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/8439

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