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Kairomones Used by Trichogramma chilonis to Find Helicoverpa assulta Eggs

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Chemically mediated interactions between an egg parasitoid, Trichogramma chilonis, and its host insect, Helicoverpa assulta, were studied in laboratory experiments. T. chilonis was attracted to the sex pheromone of H. assulta, and, among four components of its sex pheromone, (Z)-11-hexadecenyl acetate seemed to be most attractive. T. chilonis was also highly attracted to (E)-12-tetradecenyl acetate, a component of the sex pheromone of Ostrinia furnacalis, another host. H. assulta eggs were more parasitized by T. chilonis when the eggs were treated with male moth scale extract (MSE) of H. assulta. Parasitism was also affected by the age of the parasitoid, time of day, and MSE concentration. Silica gel chromatography and subsequent argentation chromatography for MSE fractionation indicated the activity was associated with the fraction of saturated hydrocarbons. A linear olfactometer experiment revealed that H. assulta eggs also contain a short-range attractant(s).

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Boo, K.S., Yang, J.P. Kairomones Used by Trichogramma chilonis to Find Helicoverpa assulta Eggs. J Chem Ecol 26, 359–375 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005453220792

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