Abstract
In south-central British Columbia, the attraction of
Ips latidens (LeConte) to its pheromone, ipsenol, was inhibited by (S)-(+)-ipsdienol, a pheromone for
I. pini (Say). (R)-(-)-Ipsdienol had no effect on
I. latidens. (S)-(+)-lpsdienol probably plays a role in interspecific communication between the two species, facilitating reductions in interspecific competition for breeding material and/or interspecific mating interference.
Keywords
Coleoptera,
Scolytidae,
Ips latidens,
Ips pini,
interspecific communication,
synomone,
pheromone,
ipsenol,
ipsdienol,
chirality,
enantiospecificity.
Citation
Miller, Daniel R.; Borden, John H. 1992. (S)-(+)-Ipsdienol: Interspecific Inhibition of
Ips latidens (LeConte) by
Ips pini (Say) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Journal Chemical Ecology, Vol. 18, No. 9, 1992