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We studied the response of the predatory mite Amblyseius womersleyi collected in 13 different sites in Japan toward Tetranychus urticae-infested kidney bean leaf volatiles in a Y-tube olfactometer. The predatory mites were collected from eight plant species infested by one of three tetranychid mite species. The predators' responses to the infested-leaf volatiles varied from 33% to 97% among the populations. The predators collected at 10 sites showed a significant preference for infested-leaf volatiles, whereas those collected at three tea plantations did not distinguish between the infested- and uninfested-leaf volatiles. We discussed the possible factors that affected the olfactory response of A. womersleyi towards the infested leaf volatiles.
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Maeda, T., Takabayashi, J., Yano, S. et al. Variation in the olfactory response of 13 populations of the predatory mite Amblyseius womersleyi (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae) to Tetranychus urticae -infested plant volatiles (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae). Exp Appl Acarol 25, 55–64 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010667812788
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