Host Plant Volatile Lures Attract Apanteles polychrosidis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to Ash Trees Infested With Caloptilia fraxinella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)

Caloptilia fraxinella Ely (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), the ash leaf-cone roller, is an aesthetic pest of horticultural ash trees (Oleaceae, Genus Fraxinus) in prairie communities across Canada. Because pesticide use is undesirable in urban centers, biological control of C. fraxinella is a preferre...

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Main Authors: Sarah M. McPike, Maya L. Evenden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.701954/full