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Trans-beta-farnesene as a Feeding Stimulant for the Sand Fly Lutzomyia Longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae)

R B Tesh, H Guzman, M L Wilson

J Med Entomol. 1992 Mar;29(2):226-31.

PMID: 1495034

Abstract:

The aphid alarm pheromone, trans-beta-farnesene (TBF), was found to stimulate feeding in both male and female Lutzomyia longipalpis Lutz & Neiva. Four other structurally related compounds (farnesol; 808 farnesene; trans, trans-farnesyl acetate; farnesyl methyl ether) were slightly less stimulating to these insects. The effect of TBF varied with sand fly age and the concentration of the chemical used. In contrast, TBF did not stimulate feeding in either sex of four other sand fly species (L. shannoni Dyar, Phlebotomus papatasi (Scopoli), P. argentipes Annandale & Brunetti, P. perniciosus Newstead). TBF might be useful in enhancing L. longipalpis field collections or in developing a poison bait for the control of this species.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number Product Name Structure CAS Number Price
AP18794848 trans-β-Farnesene trans-β-Farnesene 18794-84-8 Price
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