Contrasting Effectiveness of (+) and (−) Enantiomers of Disparlure for Trapping Native Populations of Gypsy Moth 1 in Massachusetts 2

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Trapping experiments were conducted in Massachusetts to compare the attractiveness of the enantiomers of disparlure ( cis -7,8-epoxy-2-methyloctadecane), the sex attractant pheromone of the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L.). The (+) enantiomer of disparlure showed much greater activity than the (−) enantiomer or an equivalent amount of racemic disparlure.