ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
kairomones
;
parasitoids
;
phytophagous insects
;
Heliothis zea (corn earworm)
;
Phthorimaea operculella (potato tuberworm)
;
Trichogramma evanescens Westwood
;
Orgilus lepidus Muesebeck
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Chemicals previously identified as kairomones utilized by parasitoids have been found in significant quantities in food plants of host insects. Different plant species contain varying concentrations and ratios of these chemicals. Feeding studies with chemically labeled kairomones indicate that these cues are concentrated and released unaltered by the host insect. In this report, a theoretical framework consistent with these findings is considered.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00988277
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