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Responses of Dasineura brassicae and Its Parasitoids Platygaster subuliformis and Omphale clypealis to Field Traps Baited with Organic Isothiocyanates

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The responses of Dasineura brassicae and its parasitoids Platygaster subuliformis and Omphale clypealis to allyl and 2-phenylethyl isothiocyanates have been investigated using a new design of trap in winter oilseed rape. Traps baited with allyl isothiocyanate caught more male and female D. brassicae and more female O. clypealis than traps baited with 2-phenylethyl isothiocyanate or unbaited traps, whereas traps baited with 2-phenylethyl isothiocyanate caught more male and female Platygaster subuliformis than traps baited with allyl isothiocyanate or unbaited traps. The implications of these results for host-plant and oviposition-site location by D. brassicae and for host habitat and host location by the parasitoids are discussed, as is the potential for using these responses in integrated pest management strategies.

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Murchie, A.K., Smart, L.E. & Williams, I.H. Responses of Dasineura brassicae and Its Parasitoids Platygaster subuliformis and Omphale clypealis to Field Traps Baited with Organic Isothiocyanates. J Chem Ecol 23, 917–926 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JOEC.0000006380.59526.bd

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