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(S)-(+)-Ipsdienol: Interspecific Inhibition of Ips latidens (LeConte) by Ips pini (Say) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)

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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
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/2163