Nonanal → Methyl Palmitate

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We reveal stimuli which singly or in combination attract male and female T. bisselliella. These stimuli include: 1. semiochemicals from larval habitat (mainly nonanal and geranylacetone) that attract males and females; 2. female-produced sex pheromone components [(E, Z)-2,13:octadecadienol and (E,Z)-2,13:octadecadienal] that attract males; 3. male-produced sex pheromone components (hexadecanoic acid methyl ester and Z9-hexadecenoic acid methyl ester) that attract males and females; and 4. male-produced sonic signals (primary frequencies: 50+/−10 Hz; 70/+−10 Hz; 110+/−20 Hz; 140+/−20 Hz and their harmonics) that attract males and females. We further reveal that combinations of these signals result in a bait optimally attractive to male and female T. bisselliella.

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