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Kairomones and their use for management of entomophagous insects. IV. Effect of kairomones on productivity and longevity ofTrichogmmma pretiosum riley (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)

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Kairomones in the scales ofHeliothis zea (Boddie) increased the percent parasitization, the number of progeny produced, and the longevity of femaleTrichogramma pretiosum Riley.

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  1. Southern Grain Insects Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Tifton, Georgia

    Donald A. Nordlund, W. J. Lewis, Richard L. Jones & Harry R. Gross Jr.

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In cooperation with the University of Georgia College of Agriculture Experiment Station, Coastal Plain Station, Tifton, Georgia 31794.

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Nordlund, D.A., Lewis, W.J., Jones, R.L. et al. Kairomones and their use for management of entomophagous insects. IV. Effect of kairomones on productivity and longevity ofTrichogmmma pretiosum riley (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). J Chem Ecol 2, 67–72 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00988025

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