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| Xu, Hao; Desurmont, Gaylord; Degen, Thomas; Zhou, Guoxin; Laplanche, Diane; Luka, Henryk; Turlings, Ted C.J.. |
| Herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) are important cues for female parasitic wasps to find hosts. Here, we investigated the possibility that HIPVs may also serve parasitoids as cues to locate mates. To test this, the odour preferences of four braconid wasps – the gregarious parasitoid Cotesia glomerata (L.) and the solitary parasitoids Cotesia marginiventris (Cresson), Microplitis rufiventris Kokujev and Microplitis mediator (Haliday) - were studied in olfactometers. Each species showed attraction to pheromones but in somewhat different ways. Males of the two Cotesia species were attracted to virgin females, whereas females of M. rufiventriswere attracted to virginmales. Male and female M.mediator exhibited attraction to both sexes. Importantly,... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Biodiversity and ecosystem services Crop health; Quality; Protection. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/34502/1/Xu_etal_2017_Plant_Cell_Environment_Vol40_Issue3_p330%E2%80%93339.pdf |
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