Only Females Oviposit: Chemical Discrimination of Adult Stink Bug Sex by the Egg Parasitoid Trissolcus japonicus

Only Females Oviposit: Chemical Discrimination of Adult Stink Bug Sex by the Egg Parasitoid Trissolcus japonicus

Egg parasitoids foraging for suitable hosts scattered in the environment rely mainly on chemical cues. Elucidating the chemical ecology of natural enemies is important in the development of effective and successful strategies for conservation biological control. In this context, the host cuticular h...

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Main Authors: Mokhtar Abdulsattar Arif, Tuğcan Alınç, Salvatore Guarino, Stefano Colazza, Antonino Cusumano, Ezio Peri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
host searching behavior
Halyomorpha halys
cuticular hydrocarbons
kairomone
Scelionidae
1-hexadecene
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.652561/full

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