Electroantennographic screening of mono-unsaturated acetates as possible sex pheromones and pheromone modifiers for noctuid moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

15 mono-unsaturated acetates were tested by electro-antennography (EAG) on the male antennae of 33 moth species. EAG-active acetates were found for 14 of the 22 species for which there was no hithertoo information about sex pheromone (sex attractant) active compounds or modifiers. For most of the species with known sex pheromones (sex attractants) or modifiers, a correlation is shown between field and EAG results