Review Article

Sex Pheromones of Stenotus rubrovittatus and Trigonotylus caelestialium, Two Mirid Bugs Causing Pecky Rice, and Their Application to Insect Monitoring in Japan

Table 1

Compounds identified in extracts of female Stenotus rubrovittatus [16].

CompoundsKIaHPINNOWaxKIaHP1Relative amount (%)b

Hexyl acetate1,2769960.8
Pentyl butyrate1,3201,0760.5
(E)-2-Hexenyl acetate1,3379950.2
Hexyl propionate1,3421,0910.2
4-Methylpentyl butyrate1,3741,1420.8
Hexyl butyrate1,4171,192100
Hexyl isopentanoate1,4471,2280.2
(E)-2-Hexenyl butyrate1,4751,19546.2
(Z)-3-Hexenyl butyrate1,4661,1460.5
Hexyl pentanoate1,5161,2740.2
Heptyl butyrate1,5201,2760.1
Hexyl (E)-2-butenoate1,5621,2240.1
(E)-4-Oxo-2-hexenal1,5999585.4
Hexyl hexanoate1,6131,3700.1
Octyl butyrate1,6201,3740.1
Methyl tetradecanoate2,0141,6842.0

aKováts retention index [22] using HP-INNOWax (KIHPINNOWax) and HP-1 (KIHP1) columns.
bValues are percentages relative to the amount of hexyl butyrate.