Sexual attracting mixtures for Cossus cossus (Lepidoptera)

摘要

Mixtures containing (Z)-5-dodecenyl-acetate optionally combined with other compounds are shown to have a high attracting power for the male insects of the species Cossus cossus. Said mixtures may be employed in traps both for a monitoring action on the population density in a certain area and for mass-captures, or they may be employed for permeating the air in a certain zone, thus preventing the insects from mating.