Volatile stimuli related to feeding activity of nonprey caterpillars, Spodoptera exigua, affect olfactory response of the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1585-1595

  Shimoda, Takeshi ^a,b   Dicke, Marcel ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acari; Feces; Herbivore induced plant volatiles; Infochemicals; Lepidoptera; Lima bean; Nonprey herbivores; Phytoseiulus persimilis; Spodoptera exigua; Tetranychus urticae; Tritrophic interactions

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE AGENT;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CARNIVORE; NONTARGET ORGANISM; VOLATILE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; LEPIDOPTERA; MITE; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PREDATION; SMELLING;

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; PHACELIA CONGESTA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHASEOLUS LUNATUS; PHYTOSEIIDAE; PHYTOSEIULUS PERSIMILIS; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; URTICAE;

EID: 0032806208     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020888816525     Document Type: Article

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