%0 Journal Article %T Sex Pheromone Receptor Specificity in the European Corn Borer Moth, Ostrinia nubilalis %A Kevin W. Wanner %A Andrew S. Nichols %A Jean E. Allen %A Peggy L. Bunger %A Stephen F. Garczynski %A Charles E. Linn Jr. %A Hugh M. Robertson %A Charles W. Luetje %J PLOS ONE %D 2012 %I Public Library of Science (PLoS) %R 10.1371/journal.pone.0008685 %X The European corn borer (ECB), Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner), exists as two separate sex pheromone races. ECB(Z) females produce a 97:3 blend of Z11- and E11-tetradecenyl acetate whereas ECB(E) females produce an opposite 1:99 ratio of the Z and E isomers. Males of each race respond specifically to their conspecific female's blend. A closely related species, the Asian corn borer (ACB), O. furnacalis, uses a 3:2 blend of Z12- and E12-tetradecenyl acetate, and is believed to have evolved from an ECB-like ancestor. To further knowledge of the molecular mechanisms of pheromone detection and its evolution among closely related species we identified and characterized sex pheromone receptors from ECB(Z). %U http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0008685