Attraction and antennal response of the common wasp, Vespula vulgaris (L.), to selected synthetic chemicals in New Zealand beech forests

Pest Management Science

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 975-981

  El Sayed, Ashraf M ^a   Manning, Lee Anne ^a   Unelius, C Rikard ^a   Park, Kye Chung ^a   Stringer, Lloyd D ^a   White, Nicola ^a   Bunn, Barry ^a   Twidle, Andrew ^a   Suckling, David M ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Attractants; Beech forest; Honeydew; Invasive species; Social wasps; Vespula germanica; Vespula vulgaris

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ATTRACTANT; BIOACTIVITY; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; DECIDUOUS FOREST; HONEYDEW; INVASIVE SPECIES; INVERTEBRATE; NATIVE SPECIES; POLYMER; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); WASP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEECH; ECOSYSTEM; INSECT CONTROL; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNTHESIS; WASP;

ANIMALS; BUTYRATES; ECOSYSTEM; FAGUS; INSECT CONTROL; NEW ZEALAND; WASPS;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

AVES; CUCUMIS MELO VAR. INODORUS; FAGUS; INVERTEBRATA; NOTHOFAGUS; VESPULA GERMANICA; VESPULA VULGARIS;

EID: 70149107030     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1782     Document Type: Article

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