Abstract
Chemicals previously identified as kairomones utilized by parasitoids have been found in significant quantities in food plants of host insects. Different plant species contain varying concentrations and ratios of these chemicals. Feeding studies with chemically labeled kairomones indicate that these cues are concentrated and released unaltered by the host insect. In this report, a theoretical framework consistent with these findings is considered.
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Hendry, L.B., Wichmann, J.K., Hindenlang, D.M. et al. Plants—the origin of kairomones utilized by parasitoids of phytophagous insects?. J Chem Ecol 2, 271–283 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00988277
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