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Biblioteca(s): 	INIA Tacuarembó.	
Fecha corriente: 	09/09/2014	
Fecha de la última actualización: 	20/09/2019	
Autoria: 	GONZÁLEZ, A.; CALVO, M.V.; CAL, V.; HERNÁNDEZ, V.; DOÑO, F.; ALVES, L.; GAMENARA, D.; ROSSINI, C.; MARTÍNEZ, G.	
Afiliación: 	ANDRÉS GONZÁLEZ, Universidad de la República (UdelaR)/ Facultad de Química.; MARÍA VICTORIA CALVO, Universidad de la República (UdelaR)/ Facultad de Química.; VALERIA CAL, Universidad de la República (UdelaR)/ Facultad de Química.; VERÓNICA HERNÁNDEZ, Universidad de la República (UdelaR)/ Facultad de Química.; FLORENCIA DOÑO, Universidad de la República (UdelaR)/ Facultad de Química.; LETICIA ALVES, Universidad de la República (UdelaR)/ Facultad de Química.; DANIELA GAMENARA, Universidad de la República (UdelaR)/ Facultad de Química.; CARMEN ROSSINI, Universidad de la República (UdelaR)/ Facultad de Química.; GONZALO MARTÍNEZ CROSA, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), Uruguay.	
Título: 	A male aggregation pheromone in the bronze bug, Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Thaumastocoridae)	
Año de publicación: 	2012	
Fuente/Imprenta: 	Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2012, v. 2012, 7 p.	
DOI: 	10.1155/2012/868474	
Idioma: 	Inglés	
Notas: 	Article history: Received 11 January 2012; Accepted 27 April 2012.	
Contenido: 	Forest plantations inUruguay have doubled in the past decade, with Eucalyptus spp. leading this growth. The bronze bug, Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Heteroptera: Thaumastocoridae), originally restricted to Australia, is an important emerging pest of Eucalyptus plantations in the Southern hemisphere. T. peregrinus feeds onmature Eucalyptus leaves, causing them to turn brown and often fall from the tree. Although population dynamics and behavioural patterns are not clearly understood, circumstantial observations suggest that males and nymphs aggregate. We used gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry to analyze volatile organic compounds emitted by virgin males and females, and characterized a male-specific compound, 3-methylbut-2-enyl butanoate, based on mass spectral data and chromatographic comparison with a synthetic standard. We also performed Y-olfactometer bioassays to test the attraction of virgin males and females toward live virgin males, male volatile extracts, and synthetic 3-methylbut- 2-enyl butanoate. Males were attracted toward conspecific males, while virgin females showed no preference, suggesting that male volatiles are not involved in sexual communication. Further olfactometer tests showed that males were attracted to male volatile extracts and to synthetic 3-methylbut-2-enyl butanoate. The ecological significance of this compound and its potential use for the management of T. peregrinus in Eucalyptus forests will be further investigated.	
Palabras-Clave: 	FEROMONAS; PEST OF EUCALYPTUS; THAUMASTOCORIS PEREGRINUS.	
Thesagro: 	ENTOMOLOGIA.	
Categoría del tema: 	H10 Plagas de las plantas	
Registro original: 	INIA Tacuarembó (TBO)	
Ejemplares: 	TBO - (100028-1) - PXI - AP - PP - PP/PSYCHE/2012 -  -  - DIS