Identification of the sex pheromone in the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus

2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17H07161
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Insect science
• Research Institution: Meiji University
• Principal Investigator: SHINYA RYOJI 明治大学, 農学部, 専任講師 (30802798)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-08-25 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: マツノザイセンチュウ / 性フェロモン

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To identify the sex pheromones of the pine wood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, GC-MS and chemotaxis assays were conducted. In this study, the four compounds were successfully identified as sex pheromones secreted by the female. This finding is useful for development of the new control method of the pine wood nematodes.

Free Research Field

線虫学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究により、マツ材線虫病の病原体であるマツノザイセンチュウの性フェロモン物質が初めて明らかとなった。これらの物質は線虫の増殖（繁殖）において非常に重要な因子である。今回の研究成果を元に、今後線虫の交尾を撹乱するという新たな防除手法の開発が期待できる。