Identification of a male-produced sex-aggregation pheromone for a highly invasive cerambycid beetle, Aromia bungii

The longhorned beetle Aromia bungii (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is a major pest of stone fruit trees in the genus Prunus , including cherries, apricots, and peaches. Its native range includes China, Korea, Mongolia, and eastern Russia, but it has recently invaded and become established in several cou...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2017-08, Vol.7 (1), p.7330-7, Article 7330
Main Authors: Xu, Tian, Yasui, Hiroe, Teale, Stephen A., Fujiwara-Tsujii, Nao, Wickham, Jacob D., Fukaya, Midori, Hansen, Laura, Kiriyama, Satoshi, Hao, Dejun, Nakano, Akio, Zhang, Longwa, Watanabe, Takahito, Tokoro, Masahiko, Millar, Jocelyn G.
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Language:English
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Aggregation pheromone
Animals
Aromia bungii
Cattle
Cerambycidae
Chromatography, Gas
Coleoptera - metabolism
Female
Fruit trees
Humanities and Social Sciences
Introduced Species
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Male
multidisciplinary
Pheromones
Prunus
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Sex Attractants - analysis
Sex Attractants - metabolism
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Summary:The longhorned beetle Aromia bungii (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is a major pest of stone fruit trees in the genus Prunus , including cherries, apricots, and peaches. Its native range includes China, Korea, Mongolia, and eastern Russia, but it has recently invaded and become established in several countries in Europe, and Japan, and it has been intercepted in shipments coming into North America and Australia. Here, we report the identification of its male-produced aggregation pheromone as the novel compound ( E )-2- cis -6,7-epoxynonenal. In field trials in its native range in China, and in recently invaded areas of Japan, the pheromone attracted both sexes of the beetle. Thus, the pheromone should find immediate use in worldwide quarantine surveillance efforts to detect the beetle in incoming shipments. The pheromone will also be a crucial tool in ongoing efforts to eradicate the beetle from regions of the world that it has already invaded.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-07520-1