A SEX ATTRACTANT FOR MALES OF THE CUTWORM EUXOA PLEURITICA (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE)

Abstract
Male moths of Euxoa pleuritica (Grote) were strongly attracted to mixtures of Z7-dodecenyl acetate, Z7-dodecenyl alcohol, and Z5-dodecenyl acetate, the optimum ratios being in the range 5:1:1–5:5:1. The attractant worked best at very low dose levels and was entirely species-specific.