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In laboratory experiments conducted to compare the kairomonal activity forMicroplitis croceipes (Cresson) of frass fromHeliothis zea (Boddie) larvae fed on different host plants,M. croceipes females responded to extracts of frass from larvae reared on cotton or soybeans but not on corn. The lack of response to frass from larvae reared on corn was shown to be a result of a lack of some appropriate chemical(s) in the corn.
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Lepidoptera: Noctuidae.
Hymenoptera: Braconidae.
In cooperation with the University of Georgia College of Agriculture Experiment Stations, Coastal Plain Station, Tifton, Georgia 31793. Accepted for publication February 9, 1981.
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Nordlund, D.A., Ed Sauls, C. Kairomones and their use for management of entomophagous insects. J Chem Ecol 7, 1057–1061 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00987627
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