Trichogramma pretiosum attraction due to the Elasmopalpus lignosellus damage in maize

The objective of this work was to evaluate if corn plants damaged by the lesser cornstalk borer (Elasmopalpus lignosellus) larvae release volatile organic compounds capable of attracting the egg parasitoid Trichogramma pretiosum. The treatments consisted of plants subjected to harm caused by E. lign...

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Main Authors: Luciane Modenez Saldivar Xavier, Raúl Alberto Laumann, Miguel Borges, Diego Martins Magalhães, Evaldo Ferreira Vilela, Maria Carolina Blassioli-Moraes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Embrapa Informação Tecnológica 2011-06-01
Series:Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2011000600002&lng=en&tlng=en