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
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
.