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22 March 2024 (Z, Z, Z)-3,6,9-Nonadecadiene, a potential inhibitor of sex pheromone of Grey Tea Geometrid (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): electroantennogram test, wind tunnel, and in silico study
Hao Lu, Qimeng Wu, Yun-Qiu Yang, Qian-Kun Li, Yan-Zhang Huang, Yuan-Chuan Li, Xiao-chun Wan, Feng Guo
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Abstract

Sex pheromone analogs have high structural similarity to sex pheromone components. They also play a role in studying many agricultural pests. In our study, (Z, Z, Z)-3,6,9-nonadecadiene (Z3Z6Z9-19:Hy) was successfully synthesized, which is an analogue to 1 of 2 sex pheromone components of Ectropis grisescens Warren (Z, Z, Z)-3,6,9-octadecatriene (Z3Z6Z9-18:Hy), and it showed potential inhibition in experiments. In the electroantennogram test, Z3Z6Z9-19:Hy showed a dose-dependent response, and only measured half the response of Z3Z9-6,7-epo-18:Hy. However, the compound significantly reduced positive response of E. grisescens males by up to 70% in theY-tube olfactometer. Furthermore, in the wind tunnel, it significantly inhibited all types of behavioral responses.The percentage of moths contacting the pheromone odor source was reduced even at the lowest dose tested. In silico study afterward, molecular docking results showed affinity between Z3Z6Z9-19:Hy and sensory neuron membrane protein 1. Our study revealed the potential of Z3Z6Z9-19:Hy as a sex pheromone inhibitor, which would provide new tools for monitoring and mating disruption of E. grisescens.

Hao Lu, Qimeng Wu, Yun-Qiu Yang, Qian-Kun Li, Yan-Zhang Huang, Yuan-Chuan Li, Xiao-chun Wan, and Feng Guo "(Z, Z, Z)-3,6,9-Nonadecadiene, a potential inhibitor of sex pheromone of Grey Tea Geometrid (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): electroantennogram test, wind tunnel, and in silico study," Journal of Economic Entomology 117(3), 793-799, (22 March 2024). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toae033
Received: 22 June 2023; Accepted: 16 February 2024; Published: 22 March 2024
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KEYWORDS
Ectropis grisescens
inhibition
pest control
pheromone analogs
sex pheromone
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