Volatile plant infochemicals mediate plant preference of Trichogramma chilonis

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2455-2465

  Romeis, Jörg ^a,b   Shanower, Thomas G ^a   Zebitz, Claus P W ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Airflow olfactometer; Helicoverpa armigera; Host location; Hymenoptera; Pigeonpea; Plant volatiles; Sorghum; Trichogramma chilonis; Trichogrammatidae

Indexed keywords

EGG PARASITISM; INFOCHEMICAL; PIGEONPEA; PLANT PREFERENCE; SORGHUM; VOLATILE CHEMICAL;

INDIA;

CAJAN; CAJANUS CAJAN; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; POACEAE; SORGHUM BICOLOR; TRICHOGRAMMA CHILONIS; TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE;

EID: 0030700260     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000006659.06960.ed     Document Type: Article

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