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Table 4
(continued)
Categories
Chemical molecules/compounds
Category/type/example of target insect pests of dry ecosystem
Mode of action
References
cis and trans forms of propylure (10-propyl-trans-5,9-tridecadienyl acetate)
Pink bollworm,
Pectinophora
gossypiella
S.
Male attractant
Jacobson (^1969
)
(Z
)-11-hexadecenal, (
Z)-9-hexadecenal,
(Z
)-11-hexadecen-1-ol and hexadecanal
Striped rice stem borer,
Chilo
suppressalis
W. and yellow stem
borer,
Scirpophaga incertulas
W.
Male attractant
Cork et
al.
(^1985
)
(Z)11-hexadecenal/(Z)9-hexadecenal/(Z)7-hexadecenal (Z11-16:Ald)
Helicoverpa zea
B.
Male attractant
Lopez et
al.
(^1991
)
(Z)-11-hexadecenal 90–99 % + (Z)-9-
hexadecenal 10–1 %
Helicoverpa armigera
H.
Male attractant
Zhang et
al.
(^2012
)
Phenyl propanoids
Most fruit flies
Male attractant
Trimedlure [t-Butyl-2-methyl-4-
chlorocyclohexanecarboxylate]
Mediterranean fruit fly,
Ceratitis
capitate
W.
Male attractant
Beroza et
al.
(^1961
)
Cuelure
[4-(p-acetoxyphenyl)-2-butanone]
Melon fly,
Dacus cucurbitae
Male attractant
Methyl eugenol (ME) (4-allyl-1, 2-dimethoxybenzene-carboxylate) and raspberry ketone (RK) (4-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-2-butanone)
Most fruit flies
Male attractant
Vargas et
al.
(^2010
)
A. Nawaz et al.