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Semiochemicals of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, the Red palm weevil

Phylum:  Arthropoda
Subphylum:  Uniramia
Class:  Insecta
Order:  Coleoptera
Family:  Curculionidae
Subfamily:  Rhynchophorinae
Genus:  Rhynchophorus
Tribe:  Rhynchophorini
Author:  Olivier
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Semiochemical(s):

  El Sebay Y  2003  Egyptian J. Agric. Res.  24: 425   
    ethyl acetate    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦   K
¦Category of the chemical signal
A -   Attractant
Al -   Allomone
K -   Kairomone
P -   Pheromone
Sy -   Synomone¦
   		H
¦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¦
   		Egypt 
 
  Gunawardena NE  1998  J. Chem. Ecol.  24: 425   
    2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦   K
¦Category of the chemical signal
A -   Attractant
Al -   Allomone
K -   Kairomone
P -   Pheromone
Sy -   Synomone¦
  
¦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¦
   		 
    gamma-nonanoic lactone    ¦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¦
   		 
 
  Oehlschlager AC  1995  J. Chem. Ecol.  21: 1619   
    4S5S-ferrugineol    ¦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¦
  
¦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¦
   		Agg. pheromone 
 
  Gunawardena NE  1995  J. Nat. Sci. Council  23: 81   
    5OH    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦   K
¦Category of the chemical signal
A -   Attractant
Al -   Allomone
K -   Kairomone
P -   Pheromone
Sy -   Synomone¦
  
¦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¦
   		 
 
  Hallett RH  1993  Naturwissenschaften  80: 328   
    4S5S-ferrugineol    ¦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¦
  
¦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¦
   		Agg. pheromone 
    4me-9-5Kt    ¦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):

El Sebay, Y. 2003. Ecological studies on the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Oliv., (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Egypt. Egyptian J. Agric. Res. 81:523-529.
 
Gunawardena, N.E., Kern, F., Janssen, E., Meegoda, C., Schafer, D., Vostrowsky, O., and Bestmann, H.J. 1998. Host attractants for red weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus: identification, electrophysiological activity, and laboratory bioassay. J. Chem. Ecol. 24:425-437.
 
Gunawardena, N.E., and Herath, H. 1995. Enhancement of the activity of ferrugineol by N-pentanol in an attractant baited trap for the coconut pest, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus F. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). J. Nat. Sci. Council. 23:81-86.
 
Oehlschlager, A.C., Prior, R.N.B., Perez, A.L., Gries, R., Gries, G., Pierce, H.D., Jr., and Laup, S. 1995. Structure, chirality, and field testing of a male-produced aggregation pheromone of Asian palm weevil Rhynchophorus bilineatus (Montr.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). J. Chem. Ecol. 21:1619-1629.
 
Hallett, R.H., Gries, G., Gries, R., Borden, J.H., Czyzewska, E., Oehlschlager, A.C., Pierce, H.D., Jr., Angerilli, N.P.D., and Rauf, A. 1993. Aggregation pheromones of two Asian palm weevils, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus and R. vulneratus. Naturwissenschaften. 80:328-331.
 
 
Citation: El-Sayed AM 2011. The Pherobase: Database of Insect Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.com>.
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