Hyperparasitoid volatiles as possible foraging behaviour determinants in the aphid parasitoid Aphidius uzbekistanicus (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae)

The foraging behaviour of individual females of Aphidius uzbekistanicus Luzhetski (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae) on oat plants with one colony of the grain aphid Sitobion avenae F. (Homoptera: Aphididae) was examined in laboratory experiments. Patch time allocation was analysed under semi-natural conditi...

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Main Authors: Gert PETERSEN, Christin MATTHIESEN, Wittko FRANCKE, Urs WYSS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2000-12-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200004-0017_Hyperparasitoid_volatiles_as_possible_foraging_behaviour_determinants_in_the_aphid_parasitoid_Aphidius_uzbekist.php