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Characterization of Male-Produced Aggregation Pheromone of the Bean Flower Thrips Megalurothrips Sjostedti (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Characterization of Male-Produced Aggregation Pheromone of the Bean Flower Thrips Megalurothrips Sjostedti (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Saliou Niassy, Amanuel Tamiru, James G C Hamilton, William D J Kirk, Roland Mumm, Cassie Sims, Willem Jan de Kogel, Sunday Ekesi, Nguya K Maniania, Krishnakumari Bandi, Fraser Mitchell, Sevgan Subramanian

J Chem Ecol. 2019 Apr;45(4):348-355.

PMID: 30788655

Abstract:

Aggregation of the bean flower thrips, Megalurothrips sjostedti (Trybom) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), has been observed on cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. To understand the mechanism underpinning this behavior, we studied the responses of M. sjostedti to headspace volatiles from conspecifics in a four-arm olfactometer. Both male and female M. sjostedti were attracted to male, but not to female odor. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analyses revealed the presence of two distinct compounds in male M. sjostedti headspace, namely (R)-lavandulyl 3-methylbutanoate (major compound) and (R)-lavandulol (minor compound); by contrast, both compounds were only present in trace amounts in female headspace collections. A behavioral assay using synthetic compounds showed that male M. sjostedti was attracted to both (R)-lavandulyl 3-methylbutanoate and (R)-lavandulol, while females responded only to (R)-lavandulyl 3-methylbutanoate. This is the first report of a male-produced aggregation pheromone in the genus Megalurothrips. The bean flower thrips is the primary pest of cowpea, which is widely grown in sub-Saharan Africa. The attraction of male and female M. sjostedti to these compounds offers an opportunity to develop ecologically sustainable management methods for M. sjostedti in Africa.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP58461271-A	Lavandulol		58461-27-1	Price

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