| abstract |
An anti-oviposition pheromone composition characterized in that it is obtainable from a methanol extract of vine moth eggs, and in that it includes a mixture of myristic, palmitic and stearic acids and a mixture of methyl esters of oleic, palmitic, palmitoleic, linoleic, linolenic and stearic acids; anti-oviposition compositions acting in particular on vine moths and characterized in that they include, as the active principle, at least one unesterified C12-20 fatty acid and/or at least one C1-3 alkyl and C14-20 fatty acid ester, optionally combined with a monoterpene which is present in a tansy flower extract obtained by steam distillation; and uses thereof for controlling tortricid lepidoptera. |