Subchev, M; Harizanov, A; Francke, W; Franke, S; Plass, E; Reckziegel, A; Schroeder, F; Pickett, JA*; Wadhams, LJ; Woodcock, CM

Journal of Chemical Ecology [J. Chem. Ecol.], vol. 24, no. 7, pp. 1141-1152, Jul 1998

The sex pheromone of the vine bud moth, Theresimima ampellophaga, released at the 3rd-5th abdominal tergites, was identified by coupled GC-EAG, GC-MS, and synthesis as (2S)-butyl (7Z)-tetradecenoate. For the first time, full stereochemistry is unambiguously defined for the sex pheromone of a member of the Zygaenidae. The synthetic compound caught significant numbers of males in field-trapping experiments.