(Z)-9-Tetradecen-1-ol formate [(Z)-9-TDF], a chemical of nonbiological origin, was prepared and found to have excellent potential as an insect control agent for the corn earworm, Heliothis zea (Boddie) and tobacco budworm, H. virescens (F.). Mating of H. zea and H. Virescens moths exposed in the field to an atmosphere permeated with (Z)-9-TDF was greatly reduced. The chemical can be used alone to inhibit mating of H. zea or H. virescens or it can be dispensed together with other mating inhibitors to suppress mating in several pest species simultaneously.
(Z)-9-Tetradecen-1-ol formate [(Z)-9-TDF]是一种非
生物起源的
化学物质,经过制备后发现对玉米螟(Heliothis zea (Boddie))和烟草斑潜蛾(H. virescens (F.))有着很好的杀虫潜力。在经过(Z)-9-TDF处理的现场环境中,H. zea和H. Virescens飞蛾的交配大大减少。这种
化学物质可以单独使用以抑制H. zea或H. virescens的交配,也可以与其他交配
抑制剂一起使用,以同时抑制多种害虫的交配。