Sex Attractant of Female Dermestid Beetle Trogoderma inclusum Le Conte

Science. 1969 Aug 29;165(3896):904-6. doi: 10.1126/science.165.3896.904.

Abstract

Two components of the sex attractant of a female dermestid beetle Trogoderma inclusum Le Conte were identified. They are (-)-14-methyl-cis-8-hexadecen-1-ol and (-)-methyl-14-methyl-cis-8-hexadecenoate. Other Trogoderma species also respond to the compounds.