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3Z,6Z,9Z-Nonadecatriene (3Z,6Z,9Z-19:H; other abbreviations follow the same pattern) has been identified as a female sex pheromone component of the geometrid mothEpirrhoe sperryi (H.). 3Z,6Z,9Z-18:H and 6Z,9Z-19:H were also identified in pheromone gland extracts but had no apparent biological activity. 3Z,6Z,9Z-21:H was tentatively identified as a female sex pheromone component of a second geometrid species,Lobophora nivigerata (Wlk.). Attraction of male moths to this compound was strongly synergized by the addition of small amounts of 6Z,9Z-21:H to lures.
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Millar, J.G., Giblin, M., Barton, D. et al. Sex pheromone components of the geometrid mothsLobophora nivigerata andEpirrhoe sperryi . J Chem Ecol 18, 1057–1068 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00980062
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