Abstract:
The identification and application of insect pheromone compounds play an important role in integrated pest management (IPM). Pheromone compounds are now identified from more than 100 species belonging to Cerambycidae. The pheromones identified to date from species in the subfamilies Cerambycinae, Spondylidinae, and Lamiinae are all male aggregation pheromones, whereas all known examples for species in the subfamilies Prioninae and Lepturinae are female sex pheromones. These pheromone components have a high overlapping ratio among the subfamilies, especially among the genera and the species. The same components can play a role in many species of Cerambycidae. The application potential and broad prospects of pheromone compounds regulating insect behavioral activities in pest management have made the research of pheromone compounds more important. To make a systematic analysis on the known pheromone components of Cerambycidae can provide evidence for the further identification of the pheromone components of other Cerambycidae species, and promote the identification and application of pheromone components in Cerambycidae.