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Kairomones forTrichogramma spp. were evaluated in the field on soybeans and crimson clover. Blanket (complete coverage) spraying of plots (either a synthetic tricosane or an eluate from a hexane extract of moth scales, depending on the responsiveness of theTrichogramma spp. present) resulted in increased parasitization by released and wildTrichogramma populations. The increased parasitization resulted for both natural and artificially applied eggs.
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Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae.
In cooperation with University of Georgia College of Agriculture Experiment Station, Coastal Plain Station, Tifton, Georgia.
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Lewis, W.J., Jones, R.L., Nordlund, D.A. et al. Kairomones and their use for management of entomophagous insects: I. Evaluation for increasing rates of parasitization byTrichogramma spp. in the field. J Chem Ecol 1, 343–347 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00988836
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