EVIDENCE FOR A SEX ATTRACTANT IN APHIDUS-COLEMANI VIERECK WITH POTENTIAL USE IN-FIELD STUDIES

Authors
REED HC TAN S REED DK ELLIOTT NC BURD JD WALKER T
Citation
Hc. Reed et al., EVIDENCE FOR A SEX ATTRACTANT IN APHIDUS-COLEMANI VIERECK WITH POTENTIAL USE IN-FIELD STUDIES, The Southwestern entomologist, 19(3), 1994, pp. 273-278
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
The Southwestern entomologist → ACNP
ISSN journal
01471724
Volume
19
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
273 - 278
Database
ISI
SICI code
0147-1724(1994)19:3<273:EFASAI>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Males of the aphid parasitoid Aphidius colemani Viereck responded posi tively to the odor of conspecific virgin females in four-choice olfact ometer and greenhouse tent experiments. Field observations and traps s howed that males are attracted to a female-produced sex pheromone. An attractant-based trapping scheme could be utilized in monitoring exoti c aphidiid parasitoids released for control of the Russian wheat aphid .