Field-testing of synthetic herbivore-induced plant volatiles as attractants for beneficial insects

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1410-1415

  Yu, Huilin ^a,b   Zhang, Yongjun ^b   Wu, Kongming ^b   Xi, Wu Gao ^a   Yu, Yuan Guo ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Attractant; Cotton; Natural enemy; Plant volatile

Indexed keywords

INSECT ATTRACTANTS; PHEROMONE;

ATTRACTANT; BEETLE; HERBIVORE; PEST SPECIES; VOLATILE ELEMENT; WASP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHEMISTRY; COTTON; FOOD CHAIN; INSECT; VOLATILIZATION;

ANIMALS; FOOD CHAIN; GOSSYPIUM; INSECTS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PHEROMONES; VOLATILIZATION;

CAMPOLETIS CHLORIDEAE; CHRYSOPA; CHRYSOPIDAE; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DERAEOCORIS; EPISTROPHE; GEOCORIS PALLIDIPENNIS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA; ORIUS SIMILIS; PARAGUS QUADRIFASCIATUS; PROPYLEA JAPONICA; SYRPHIDAE; VESPOIDEA;

EID: 58149216157     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-37.6.1410     Document Type: Article

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