Electroantennographic and olfactory responses of Quadrastichus mendeli to eucalyptus volatiles induced by the gall-forming insect Leptocybe invasa.
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DOI: 10.1002/ps.6869
Abstract: BACKGROUND Although parasitoids can precisely locate hidden gall-inducing insects, the mechanism of host location is still unknown. In this study, our aim was to clarify the olfactory responses of the parasitoid Quadrastichus mendeli to eucalyptus… read more here.
Keywords: eucalyptus volatiles; induced gall; volatiles induced; olfactory responses ... See more keywords
Structure and Sense Organs of Ovipositors of an Endoparasitoid Aprostocetus causalis and an Ectoparasitoid Quadrastichus mendeli in Leptocybe spp.
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DOI: 10.1017/s1431927618015647
Abstract: Abstract Little is known of the olfactory mechanisms of host detection in the ovipositors of endoparasitoids and ectoparasitoids. An endoparasitoid Aprostocetus causalis La Salle & Wu (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and an ectoparasitoid Quadrastichus mendeli Kim &… read more here.
Keywords: microscopy; aprostocetus causalis; leptocybe spp; quadrastichus mendeli ... See more keywords
Biological traits of Quadrastichus mendeli (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae), parasitoid of the eucalyptus gall wasp Leptocybe invasa (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) in Thailand
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DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2019008
Abstract: Quadrastichus mendeli Kim & La Salle, a parasitoid of Leptocybe invasa Fisher & La Salle, is a uniparental species. This study assessed the biological traits of Q. mendeli in the laboratory at a temperature of… read more here.
Keywords: hymenoptera; quadrastichus mendeli; leptocybe invasa; hymenoptera eulophidae ... See more keywords