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Semiochemicals of Sitophilus granarius, the Granary weevil

Phylum:  Arthropoda
Subphylum:  Uniramia
Class:  Insecta
Order:  Coleoptera
Family:  Curculionidae
Subfamily:  Rhynchophorinae
Genus:  Sitophilus
Tribe:  Sitophilini
Author:  Linnaeus
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Semiochemical(s):

  Collins LE  2007  J. Stored Prod. Res.  43: 53   
    E2-9Ald    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦   A
¦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¦
   		 
    4-ethylacetophenone    ¦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¦
   		 
 
  Chambers J  1996  J. Chem. Ecol.  22: 1639   
    2S3R-sitophilate    ¦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¦
   		M
¦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 
 
  Phillips JK  1989  Entomol. Exp. Appl.  51: 149   
    2S3R-sitophilate    ¦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¦
   		M
¦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 
 
  Phillips JK  1987  Tetrahedron Lett.  28: 6145   
    2S3R-sitophilate    ¦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¦
   		M
¦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 
 

Reference(s):

Collins, L.E., Bryning,G.P., Wakefield,M.E., Chambers,J., and Cox, P.D. 2007. Progress towards a multi-species lure: identification of components of food volatiles as attractants for three storage beetles. J. Stored Prod. Res. 43:53-63.
 
Chambers, J., Van Wyk, C.B., White, P.R., Gerrard, C.M., and Mori, K. 1996. Grain weevil, Sitophilus granarius (L.): antennal and behavioral responses to male-produced volatiles. J. Chem. Ecol. 22:1639-1654.
 
Phillips, J.K., Chong, J.M., Andersen, J.F., and Burkholder, W.E. 1989. Determination of the enantiomeric composition of (R*,S*)-1-ethylpropyl 2-methyl-3-hydroxypentanoate, the male-produced aggregation pheromone of Sitophilus granarius. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 51:149-153.
 
Phillips, J.K., Miller, S.P.F., Andersen, J.F., Fales, H.M., and Burkholder, W.E. 1987. The chemical identification of the granary weevil aggregation pheromone. Tetrahedron Lett. 28:6145-6146.
 
 
Citation: El-Sayed AM 2008. The Pherobase: Database of Insect Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.com>.
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