Volatile fatty acids of the ribbed mussel, Geukensia demissa

Ho, Ming-Shan; Zubkoff, Paul L.

doi:10.1016/0305-0491(83)90225-0

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“…There are a few reports on alkyl butanoates with shorter alcohol parts found in fruits (Dirninger et al 1989;Perez et al 1993;Jung-Min and Young-Su 1997;Jordan et al 2001;Lo Scalzo et al 2001;Azodanlou et al 2004;Villatoro et al 2008;Lee et al 2011;Macoris et al 2011). Before us, ethyl butanoate has been found in numerous fruits and also in bivalves (Ho and Zubkoff 1983;Yasuhara 1987;Yasuhara and Morita 1987;Yang et al 2007). The present study may provide a clue, but not an ecological explanation, for the attraction of Vespula vulgaris to alkyl butanoates.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…). Before us, ethyl butanoate has been found in numerous fruits and also in bivalves (Ho and Zubkoff ; Yasuhara ; Yasuhara and Morita ; Yang et al. ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…On the other hand, it is known that some mussels and other shellfish under anaerobic conditions produce butanoic acid and other volatile carboxylic acids (Kluytmans et al. ; Ho and Zubkoff ). We do not know whether the mussels had been subjected to oxygen deficiency while transported alive to our laboratory.…”

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Volatiles from green‐lipped mussel as a lead to vespid wasp attractants

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El‐Sayed

Twidle

et al. 2013

J Applied Entomology

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Vespid wasps (Vespula vulgaris L. and V. germanica Fab. Hymenoptera; Vespidae) are highly abundant in 1 million ha of New Zealand's indigenous beech forests (Nothofagus spp.) and have had detrimental effects on the New Zealand native fauna. This hyperabundance is due in part to the vast supply of carbohydrate‐rich honeydew produced by scale insects Ultracoelostoma spp. native to New Zealand. Current control methods include the use of wet cat food as a protein source with insecticide as a lure‐and‐kill‐based system, but there are problems with fresh baits degrading rapidly, and a more durable formulation would enable the expansion and longevity of wasp control. Four crude protein baits were tested for vespid attraction. Green‐lipped mussels had the highest vespid catch of the crude baits tested, and aged and fresh mussels were equally attractive. From headspace analysis of the green‐lipped mussel volatiles, a series of butanoate esters, 3‐octanone and 1‐octen‐3‐ol were identified as possible attractants. These compounds were tested individually and in various blend combinations for the attraction of Vespula wasps in matagouri vegetation at the edge of beech forests. We found synergistic effects between single attractive compounds when tested in various combinations, and the multicomponent lures were more attractive to these wasps than heptyl and octyl butanoate, previously identified attractants for vespid species. The new multicomponent lures could form the basis for a new generation of attractants for social wasps that can provide sustained control methods for invasive vespid wasps.

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confidence: 95%

“…). Before us, ethyl butanoate has been found in numerous fruits and also in bivalves (Ho and Zubkoff ; Yasuhara ; Yasuhara and Morita ; Yang et al. ).…”

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Volatiles from green‐lipped mussel as a lead to vespid wasp attractants

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J Applied Entomology

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“…The mitochondrial forms's insensivity to alanine suggests that the production of high alanine levels during hyperosmotic and anaerobic stress (Paynter et al, 1984a) would not interfere with the continual functioning of the mMDH. Acetate production in the mitochondria during anaerobic stress (Ho and Zubkoff, 1983; also would not interfere with the functioning of this enzyme.…”

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“…The pathways responsible for the synthesis of the propionate and acetate which accumulate in response to anaerobic exposure (Ho and Zubkoff, 1983) have been described for some parasitic helminths but have not been elucidated in molluscs. The formation of propionate and acetate in molluscs does have in common with their formation in parasitic helminths a link to mitochondrial malate metabolism Saz, 1981).…”

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