2‐(Undecyloxy)‐ethanol is a major component of the male‐produced aggregation pheromone of Monochamus sutor

The small white‐marmorated longicorn beetle, M onochamus sutor ( L .) ( C oleoptera: C erambycidae), is widely distributed throughout E urope and A sia. It is a potential vector of the pine wood nematode, B ursaphelenchus xylophilus ( S teiner et B uhrer) N ickle, the causal agent of the devastating pine wilt disease. Volatiles were collected from both male and female beetles after maturation feeding. In analyses of these collections using gas...