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Semiochemicals of Maconellicoccus hirsutus, the Pink hibiscus mealybug

Phylum:  Arthropoda
Subphylum:  Uniramia
Class:  Insecta
Order:  Homoptera
Family:  Pseudococcidae
Subfamily:  Pseudococcinae
Genus:  Maconellicoccus
Tribe:  Planococcini
Author:  Green
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Semiochemical(s):

  Zhang AJ  2005a  Environ. Entomol.  34: 264   
    R-lavandulyl-S-2-methylbutanoate    1 ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦   P
¦Category of the chemical signal
A -   Attractant
Al -   Allomone
K -   Kairomone
P -   Pheromone
Sy -   Synomone¦
   		L
¦Source of the chemical signal
F -   Female
H -   Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -   Lure
M -   Male
M&F -   Male and Female
S -   Solider
Q -   Queen
W -   Worker¦
  
¦Amount
pg -   Picogram
ng -   Nanogram
µg -   Microgram
mg -   Milligram
g -   Gram¦
   		 
    R-maconelliyl-S-2-methylbutanoate    5 ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦    
¦Source of the chemical signal
F -   Female
H -   Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -   Lure
M -   Male
M&F -   Male and Female
S -   Solider
Q -   Queen
W -   Worker¦
  
¦Amount
pg -   Picogram
ng -   Nanogram
µg -   Microgram
mg -   Milligram
g -   Gram¦
   		 
 
  Zhang AJ  2004a  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.  101: 9601   
    R-lavandulyl-S-2-methylbutanoate    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦   P
¦Category of the chemical signal
A -   Attractant
Al -   Allomone
K -   Kairomone
P -   Pheromone
Sy -   Synomone¦
   		F
¦Source of the chemical signal
F -   Female
H -   Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -   Lure
M -   Male
M&F -   Male and Female
S -   Solider
Q -   Queen
W -   Worker¦
  
¦Amount
pg -   Picogram
ng -   Nanogram
µg -   Microgram
mg -   Milligram
g -   Gram¦
   		 
    R-maconelliyl-S-2-methylbutanoate    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦    
¦Source of the chemical signal
F -   Female
H -   Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -   Lure
M -   Male
M&F -   Male and Female
S -   Solider
Q -   Queen
W -   Worker¦
  
¦Amount
pg -   Picogram
ng -   Nanogram
µg -   Microgram
mg -   Milligram
g -   Gram¦
   		 
 

Reference(s):

Zhang, A.J., and Amalin, D. 2005a. Sex pheromone of the female pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae): biological activity evaluation. Environ. Entomol. 34:264-270.
 
Zhang, A.J., Amalin, D., Shirali, S., Serrano, M.S., Franqui, R.A., Oliver, J.E., Klun, J.A., Aldrich, J.R., Meyerdirk, D.E., and Lapointe, S.L. 2004a. Sex pheromone of the pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus, contains an unusual cyclobutanoid monoterpene. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 101:9601-9606.
 
 
Citation: El-Sayed AM 2008. The Pherobase: Database of Insect Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.com>.
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