(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)-9-十四碳烯-1-醇
甲酸酯[(Z)-9-TDF],一种非
生物起源的
化学物质,经过制备发现具有优秀的潜力作为玉米螟(Heliothis zea)和烟草花螟(H. virescens)的昆虫控制剂。在接触到充满(Z)-9-TDF的大气环境中的H. zea和H. Virescens蛾的交配明显减少。这种
化学物质可以单独使用来抑制H. zea或H. virescens的交配,也可以与其他交配
抑制剂一起使用,同时抑制几种害虫物种的交配。