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Yellowjackets in the genera Vespula and Dolichovespula are prevalent eusocial insects of great ecological and economic significance, but the chemical signals of their sexual communication systems have defied structural elucidation. Herein, we report the identification of sex attractant pheromone components of virgin bald-faced hornet queens (Dolichovespula maculata). We analyzed body surface extracts of queens by coupled gas chromatographic-electroantennographic detection (GC-EAD), isolated the compounds that elicited responses from male antennae by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and identified these components by GC mass spectrometry (MS), HPLC-MS, and NMR spectroscopy. In laboratory olfactometer experiments, synthetic (2Z,7E)-3,7-dimethyldeca-2,7-diendioic acid (termed here maculatic acid A) and (2Z,7E)-10-methoxy-3,7-dimethyldeca-10-oxo-deca-2,7-dienoic acid (termed here maculatic acid C) in binary combination significantly attracted bald-faced hornet males. These are the first sex attractant pheromone components identified in yellowjackets.
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