Switch in Searching Behavior and Stimulus Causing Host Examination by Trichogramma chilonis Ishii, an Egg Parasitoid of Plutella xylostella L.

Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly
ISSN 00213551
NII recode ID (NCID) AA0068709X
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The locomotory response of walking Trichogramma chilonis female to the contact of scales and secretions of host moth, Plutella xylostella, and elicitation of oviposition behavior were observed. In response to a contaminated Sealon film with host moth scales and secretions, a T. chilonis female exhibited a response involving walking at a reduced speed. T. chilonis female remained during a much longer period of time on a contaminated Sealon film than on a clean one. Also moth scales and/or secretions elicited the oviposition behavior of T. chilonis females.

Date of issued
Creator Kazuki MIURA Masahiro KOBAYASHI
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NII resource type vocabulary Journal Article
Volume 31
Issue 1
spage 9
epage 12
Language eng

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