Innate olfactory responses of female and male parasitoid Apanteles taragamae Viereck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) toward host plant infested by the cucumber moth Diaphania indica Saunders (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
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DOI: 10.1080/09583157.2017.1401977
Abstract: ABSTRACT The behavioural responses of Apanteles taragamae, a larval parasitoid of the cucumber moth Diaphania indica, to the volatiles of cucumber plants was investigated in a four-arm olfactometer. Females and males were given a choice… read more here.
Keywords: apanteles taragamae; diaphania indica; uninfested plants; moth diaphania ... See more keywords
Uninfested plants and honey enhance the attractiveness of a volatile blend to a parasitoid Cotesia vestalis
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DOI: 10.1111/jen.12537
Abstract: A blend of four volatile compounds, (Z)‐3‐hexene‐1‐yl acetate, α‐pinene, sabinene and n‐heptanal, emitted from cabbage plants infested by diamondback moth (DBM) larvae (hereafter called the attractant) attract females of Cotesia vestalis, a dominant parasitoid wasp… read more here.
Keywords: plants honey; attractiveness; honey; uninfested plants ... See more keywords