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Title:		Beneficial arthropod behavior mediated by airborne semiochemicals : I. Flight behavior and influence of preflight handling ofMicroplitis croceipes (Cresson)
Author(s):		Drost YC; Lewis WJ; Zanen PO; Keller MA;
Address:		"U.S. Department of Agriculture, Insect Attractants, Behavior, and Basic Biology Research Laboratory Agricultual Research Service, 32604, Gainesville, Florida"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1986
Volume:		12
Issue:		6
Page Number:		1247 - 1262
DOI:		10.1007/BF01012345
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Oriented responses ofMicroplitis croceipes (Cresson) to airborne odors of actively feedingHeliothis zea (Boddie) larvae were observed in a flight tunnel. The behavior ofM. croceipes prior to and during sustained, oriented flights was videotaped and analyzed in detail. Preflight exposure of the parasitoid to feces and other components of the plant-host complex were found to be vital in effective flight behavior, while maturation of the parasitoid had little effect. The increased frequency of oriented flight that resulted from preflight exposure of a plant-host complex persisted for at least 24 hr"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEDrost, Y C Lewis, W J Zanen, P O Keller, M A eng 1986/06/01 J Chem Ecol. 1986 Jun; 12(6):1247-62. doi: 10.1007/BF01012345"