Physical and chemical plant characters inhibiting the searching behaviour of Trichogramma chilonis

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 275-284

  Romeis, J ^a,b,c   Shanower, T G ^a,d   Zebitz, C P W ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cajanus spp.; Filter paper bioassay; Helicoverpa armigera; Infochemicals; Olfactometer; Pigeonpea; Surface chemicals; Trichogramma chilonis; Trichome exudates; Trichomes; Walking speed

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; HOST LOCATION; PARASITOID WASP; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

CAJANUS CAJAN; CAJANUS PLATYCARPUS; CAJANUS SCARABAEOIDES; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; TRICHOGRAMMA CHILONIS; TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE;

EID: 0031817836     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.1998.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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