Behavioral responses of the parasitoid Psyllaephagus pistaciae (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) to host plant volatiles and honeydew

Entomological Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-37

  Mehrnejad, M Reza ^a   Copland, Michael J W ^b  

^a Iranian Pistachio Research Institute   (Iran)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Kairomone; Olfaction; Pistachio; Searching behavior; Synomone

Indexed keywords

AGONOSCENA PISTACIAE; CUCUMIS MELO VAR. INODORUS; ENCYRTIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PISTACIA VERA; PSYLLA; PSYLLAEPHAGUS; PSYLLIDAE;

EID: 33746870445     PISSN: 13438786     EISSN: 14798298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2006.00151.x     Document Type: Article

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