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J Chem Ecol

Title:		"Kairomones and their use for management of entomophagous insects : XIII. Kairomonal activity forTrichogramma spp. of abdominal tips, excretion, and a synthetic sex pheromone blend ofHeliothis zea (Boddie) moths"
Author(s):		Lewis WJ; Nordlund DA; Gueldner RC; Teal PE; Tumlinson JH;
Address:		"Southern Grain Insects Research Laboratory, ARS, USDA, Tifton, Georgia"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1982
Volume:		8
Issue:		10
Page Number:		1323 - 1331
DOI:		10.1007/BF00987765
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Volatile chemicals emanating from an excretion (apparently meconium) and abdominal tips of femaleHeliothis zea (Boddie) moths mediated increased rates of parasitization ofH. zea eggs byTrichogramma pretiosum Riley. A blend of synthetic chemicals, consisting of hexadecanal, (Z)-7-hexadecenal, (Z)-9-hexadecenal, and (Z)-11-hexadecenal, which has been identified as the sex pheromone of and from the abdominal tip of femaleH. zea moths, also increased rates of parasitization ofH. zea eggs byT. pretiosum in greenhouse experiments. In addition, parasitization ofH. zea eggs by wildTrichogramma spp., in field plots of cotton,Gossypium hirsutum L., treated with a similar blend of chemicals, in Conrel fibers, was more than double that in untreated plots"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINELewis, W J Nordlund, D A Gueldner, R C Teal, P E Tumlinson, J H eng 1982/10/01 J Chem Ecol. 1982 Oct; 8(10):1323-31. doi: 10.1007/BF00987765"