| a male-produced aggregation pheromone of monochamus alternatus (coleoptera: cerambycidae), a major vector of pine wood nematode. | the beetle monochamus alternatus hope (coleoptera: cerambycidae) is an efficient vector of pine wood nematode, the causal pathogen of pine wilt disease, that has resulted in devastating losses of pines in much of asia. we assessed the response of adult m. alternatus to 2-(undecyloxy)-ethanol, the male-produced pheromone of the congeneric m. galloprovincialis dejean, in field experiments in fujian province, people's republic of china. both sexes of m. alternatus were attracted to lures consisting ... | 2011 | 22066189 |