Applied Entomology and Zoology
Online ISSN : 1347-605X
Print ISSN : 0003-6862
ISSN-L : 0003-6862
Chemical Ecology of Astigmatid Mites. : XLVI Neryl Formate, the Alarm Pheromone of Rhizoglyphus setosus MANSON (Acarina: Acaridae) and the Common Pheromone Component among Four Rhizoglyphus Mites
Masaaki AKIYAMATomoyo SAKATANaoki MORITatsuya KATOHiroshi AMANOYasumasa KUWAHARA
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1997 Volume 32 Issue 1 Pages 75-79

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Neryl formate, (Z)-3, 7-dimethyl-2, 6-octadienylformate, was identified as the alarm pheromone of Rhizoglyphus setosus and Rhizoglyphus sp. 1. The compound was also confirmed as a major pheromone component of Rhizoglyphus sp. 2, in addition to neral [(Z)-3, 7-dimethyl-2, 6-octadienal], geranial [(E)-3, 7-dimethyl-2, 6-octadienal] and α-acaridial [2(E)-(4-methyl-3-pentenyl)-butanedial]. Although citral (a mixture of neral and geranial) was not always detectable in the 4 species including R. robini, all four Rhizoglyphus mites exhibited weak activity. On the other hand, α-acaridial only indicated the activity against Rhizoglyphus sp. 2. Neryl formate was found to be commonly distributed as the major alarm pheromone component in the four Rhizoglyphus mites, and therefore, it is concluded that the alarm pheromone was non-species-specific among these species.

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