Mites as matchmakers: Semiochemicals from host-associated mites attract both sexes of the parasitoid Lariophagus distinguendus

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1205-1217

  Ruther, Joachim ^a   Steidle, Johannes L M ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astigmatid mites; Geranial; Granary weevil; Host finding; Lariophagus distinguendus; Mate finding; Neral; Neryl formate; Parasitoid; Semiochemicals; Sitophilus granarius; Tridecane; Tyrophagus putrescentiae

Indexed keywords

HOST LOCATION; MITE; PARASITOID; SEMIOCHEMICAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MATING; MITE; NONHUMAN; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ZOOLOGY;

ACARI; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LARIOPHAGUS DISTINGUENDUS; PTEROMALIDAE; SITOPHILUS GRANARIUS; TETRANYCHIDAE; TYROPHAGUS PUTRESCENTIAE;

EID: 0034074134     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005484027559     Document Type: Article

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