Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute Identifies Chemical Structure of Sex Pheromone of Staudinger, Insect Pest for Broad-leaved Tress.Tokyo, Japan, May 26, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - The Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI FFPRI Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute ) has identified the chemical structure of sex pheromone pheromone Any chemical compound secreted by an organism in minute amounts to elicit a particular reaction from other organisms of the same species. Pheromones are widespread among insects and vertebrates (except birds) and are present in some fungi, slime molds, and algae. of Staudinger (Cossus insularis), a kind of moth, in collaboration with Shin-Etsu Chemical, and succeeded in artificially synthesizing the sex pheromone. Further, the FFPRI has confirmed that it can capture a lot of male adult Staudinger using the synthesized pheromone. Staudinger is a pest that damages broad-leaves tress like willow and poplar as well as fruit trees like pear and apple. The FFPRI expects that the newly-synthesized pheromone will contribute to the development of removal methods. Details of these findings are presented in the online issue of Journal of Chemical Ecology Chemical ecology The study of ecological interactions mediated by the chemicals that organisms produce. These substances, known as allelochemicals, serve a variety of functions. issued on April 26. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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