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van Beek, Teris A. ; Kaniraj, Jeya P. ; Dornbusch, Alexander ; Smid, Hans M. ; Houtman, Mark ; Czak, Konstantin ; Beijleveld, Hans ; Silva, Isabel M. M. S. ; Posthumus, Maarten A. ; van Loon, Joop J. A. ; Fatouros, Nina E. ; Francke, Wittko ; Minnaard, Adriaan J. ; Ruther, Joachim

Absolute configuration, improved synthesis and femtogram-level behavioral activity of the sex pheromone of the minute parasitoid wasp Trichogramma turkestanica

van Beek, Teris A., Kaniraj, Jeya P., Dornbusch, Alexander, Smid, Hans M., Houtman, Mark, Czak, Konstantin, Beijleveld, Hans, Silva, Isabel M. M. S., Posthumus, Maarten A., van Loon, Joop J. A., Fatouros, Nina E., Francke, Wittko, Minnaard, Adriaan J. und Ruther, Joachim (2026) Absolute configuration, improved synthesis and femtogram-level behavioral activity of the sex pheromone of the minute parasitoid wasp Trichogramma turkestanica. Scientific Reports 16 (1).

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DOI zum Zitieren dieses Dokuments: 10.5283/epub.79687


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Hymenopteran egg parasitoids of the genus Trichogramma are among the tiniest insects on Earth (< 0.5 mm in size, 8 µg) and are important biological control agents of moth pests. The existence of sex pheromones has been demonstrated in Trichogramma species, but none has yet been fully characterized. Here, we report absolute configuration, improved synthesis and behavioral activity of the sex ...

Hymenopteran egg parasitoids of the genus Trichogramma are among the tiniest insects on Earth (< 0.5 mm in size, 8 µg) and are important biological control agents of moth pests. The existence of sex pheromones has been demonstrated in Trichogramma species, but none has yet been fully characterized. Here, we report absolute configuration, improved synthesis and behavioral activity of the sex pheromone of T. turkestanica, making it one of the smallest insects with a fully characterized sex pheromone. Enantioselective synthesis and chiral gas chromatography were used to determine the absolute configuration of the previously identified, stereochemically complex dienol (2E,4E,6S,8S,10S)-4,6,8,10-tetramethyltrideca-2,4-dien-1-ol and to newly establish the same stereochemistry for the corresponding diene (2E,4E,6S,8S,10S)-4,6,8,10-tetramethyltrideca-2,4-diene. In a 3:1 mixture of dienol and diene applied to two solvent-washed wasps (dummies), these compounds triggered attraction, arrestment, and courtship (“casting”) in males at doses, as little as 670 attograms per dummy. This pheromone could be studied to monitor T. turkestanica field populations, with the aim to improve the efficiency of biocontrol strategies.



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DokumentenartArtikel
Titel eines Journals oder einer ZeitschriftScientific Reports
Verlag:Springer
Band:16
Nummer des Zeitschriftenheftes oder des Kapitels:1
Datum2 April 2026
InstitutionenBiologie und Vorklinische Medizin > Institut für Zoologie
Biologie und Vorklinische Medizin > Institut für Zoologie > Chemische Ökologie (Prof. Dr. Joachim Ruther)
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10.1038/s41598-026-46414-zDOI
Dewey-Dezimal-Klassifikation500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 590 Tiere (Zoologie)
StatusVeröffentlicht
BegutachtetJa, diese Version wurde begutachtet
An der Universität Regensburg entstandenJa
URN der UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-796876
Dokumenten-ID79687

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