Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Jul 1985
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Page Range: 372 – 376
Volatile synomones in tomato plants stimulate search behavior in Trichogramma pretiosum Riley, resulting in increased rates of parasitization in both the laboratory and field. In a Y-tube olfactometer, female T. pretiosum are attracted by volatiles from tomato.
Keywords: Host-habitat location; parasitism; semiochemical; behavior;
Heliothis
; parasitoid
Copyright: © 1985 Georgia Entomological Society, Inc.
Contributor Notes
1 Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae
2 Mention of a commercial or proprietary product does not constitute an endorsement by the USDA.
3 Present address: Cotton Insects Research Unit, ARS, USDA, P. O. Drawer DG, College Station, TX 77814.
4 Department of Entomology, Coastal Plain Experiment Station, P. O. Box 748, Tifton, GA 31793-0748.
5 Correspondence to W. J. Lewis should be directed to P. O. Box 748, Tifton, GA 31793-0748.
Accepted: 21 Oct 1985