Publication Type

Journal Article

Journal Name

Insect Science and its Application

Publication Date

1-1-2001

Abstract

During foraging, parasitoids of insect herbivores are aided by chemical compounds generally termed ‘infochemicals‘, to locate their hosts. The origin of the infochemicals varies; they may be derived from the herbivore itself or activities related to the biology of the herbivore, the host plant, or from interactions between the plant and the herbivore. This paper reviews the status of research in this area, and presents an account of the infochemicals used by African stemborer parasitoids during foraging, as well as recommending possible areas for further investigation. The information generated has potential for application in behaviour modification of parasitoids species in biological control programmes. © 2001 ICIPE.

Keywords

Foraging behaviour, Infochemicals, Parasitoids, Stemborers, Volatiles

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