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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"host plant volatiles"”.
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Olfactory responses of Dasineura Dielsi Rübsaamen (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) females to host plant volatiles
… a biological control agent on the invasive alien plant species, Acacia cyclops (Mimosaceae). An investigation was launched to test the following hypotheses: 1) the midges respond to the scent of A. cyclops to locate suitable oviposition sites; 2) the floral scent of A. melanoxylon, A. longifolia …
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Biochemical Separation of Geographical Strains of Plum Curculio, Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), and Evaluation of Olfactory Attractants in Virginia Orchards
… trap designs baited with grandisoic acid, plant volatiles, and a combination of pheromone and plant volatiles were tested. In 1999, significantly more plum curculios were captured with Tedders traps baited with grandisoic acid and unbaited control in traps baited with limonene, plum essence …
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Studies of the mechanisms involved in host finding and mating behaviour of the African coffee white stem borer, Monochamus leuconotus (pascoe) (Cleoptera: Cerambycidae)
… interactions between conspecific beetles and host plants. Mating behaviour and daily activity patterns of adult M. leuconotus were characterised under laboratory and semifield conditions. Mating was initiated after the male encountered a searching female and touched her with antennae or tarsi. …
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Plant-insect interactions between female dogwood borer and apple
… from a previous, three-year study in two newly planted apple orchards were subjected to geostatistical analyses to examine the temporal and spatial patterns of infestation by larval dogwood borer and to gain further information about the spatial scales at which oviposition occurs. There were …