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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2006, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (6): 115-123.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20060619

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Investigation on Sex Pheromones in Lasiocampidae: Advance and Prospect

Kong Xiangbo1,Zhang Zhen1,Wang Hongbin1,Wang Yanjun2,Kong Qinghui3   

  1. 1. Research Institute of Forestry Ecology, Environment and Protection CAF Key Laboratory of Forest Protection, State Forestry Administration Beijing 100091;2. Station of Control and Quarantine of Forest Pest, Keshiketeng Banner Forestry Bureau, Inner Mongolia Keshiketeng 025350; 3. People Government of Buliu Town,Rongcheng, Shandong Province Rongcheng 264322
  • Received:2004-12-24 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2006-06-25 Published:2006-06-25

Abstract:

The progress of the study on the sex pheromones in Lasiocampidae in different respects, such as species-specific characteristics of the sex pheromones, its biosynthesis and regulatory mechanism and, its carriers and application in the field were reviewed. The important roles played by the sex pheromones in reproductive isolation were emphasized, and the relationship between pheromone captures and population dynamics in the field should be established.

Key words: Lasiocampidae, Dendrolimus spp., sex pheromone, reproductive isolation