Beneficial arthropod behavior mediated by airborne semiochemicals. III. Influence of age and experience on flight chamber responses of Microplitis demolitor Wilkinson

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dc.contributor.authorHerard, F.
dc.contributor.authorKeller, M.A.
dc.contributor.authorLewis, W.J.
dc.contributor.authorTumlinson, J.H.
dc.date.issued1988
dc.description.abstractHeliothis zea (Boddie) larvae fed cowpea seedlings produced volatile semiochemicals to which Microplitis demolitor Wilkinson responded in a wind tunnel. However, most M. demolitor females reared from H. zea larvae fed an artificial diet were not responsive at emergence to the same volatile semiochemicals. A preflight contact with frass from H. zea fed cowpea was needed to stimulate a response of sustained flight in a wind tunnel. The most consistent flight response was 7-10 days postemergence. Response resulting from both antennal and ovipositor contact with host frass during preflight stimulation was no better than from antennal contact alone. Chilling the parasitoid pupae rendered most of the emerging females unresponsive to volatile semiochemicals.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityF. Hérard, M. A. Keller, W. J. Lewis, J. H. Tumlinson
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Chemical Ecology, 1988; 14(7):1583-1596
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/BF01012524
dc.identifier.issn0098-0331
dc.identifier.issn1573-1561
dc.identifier.orcidKeller, M.A. [0000-0003-0721-9753]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/85731
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPlenum Publishers
dc.rightsCopyright status unknown
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/bf01012524
dc.subjectMicroplitis demolitor
dc.subjectHymenoptera
dc.subjectBraconidae
dc.subjectHeliothis zea
dc.subjectLepidoptera
dc.subjectNoctuidae
dc.subjectBiological control
dc.subjectartificial diet
dc.subjectpreflight behavior
dc.subjectwind tunnels
dc.subjectoviposition
dc.subjectage
dc.subjectchemosensory receptors
dc.subjectchilling pupae
dc.titleBeneficial arthropod behavior mediated by airborne semiochemicals. III. Influence of age and experience on flight chamber responses of Microplitis demolitor Wilkinson
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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