Plant volatiles mediate host-finding behavior of the apple leafcurling midge

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2639-2655

  Galanihe, L D ^a,c   Harris, M O ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c Fld Crops R and D Institute   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Apple; Cecidomyiidae; Dasineura mali; Diptera; Flight; Oviposition; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

APPLE LEAF-CURLING MIDGE; HOST-FINDING BEHAVIOUR; ORIENTATION; PLANT VOLATILE;

CECIDOMYIIDAE; DASINEURA MALI; DIPTERA; MALUS DOMESTICA; PYRUS COMMUNIS; ROSACEAE;

EID: 0031444740     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022546506965     Document Type: Article

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