EVIDENCE FOR BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF TWO FURTHER ALCOHOLS IN THE SEX PHEROMONE OF FEMALE CYDIA POMONELLA (L.) (LEPIDOPTERA: TORTRICIDAE)

The behaviour in laboratory bioassays of male codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.), when presented with various mixtures of (E, E)-8, 10-dodecadienol and the 2 saturated alcohols, dodecanol and tetradeconol, shows that the presence of all 3 compounds is necessary in order to obtain a response equivalent to that elicited by the natural pheromone.