Pheromone gland extracts of the fall webworm,Hyphantria cunea(Lepidoptera:Arctiidae) were analyzed by gas chromatography(GC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry(GC-MS).Based on comparison of retention times and mass spectra of synthetic standards,four compounds were identi-fied as(9Z,12Z)-octadecadienal,(9Z,12Z,15Z)-octadecatrienal,(3Z,6Z,9S,10R)-9,10-epoxy-3,6-heneicosadiene and(3Z,6Z,9S,10R)-9,10-epoxy-1,3,6-heneicosatriene with a ratio of 2:33.6:58.4:6.Trapping tests showed that quaternary blend of these compounds was highly attractive to male H.cunea.Unitraps baited with the quaternary blend loading of 200―300 μg on a gray rubber septum were very effective for monitoring H.cunea populations.
SU MaoWenFANG YuLingTAO WanQiangYAN GuoZengMA WanEZHANG ZhongNing
