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We found that after the parasitoidOpius lectus has arrived on a fruit infested by eggs or early-instar larvae of its tephritid hostRhagoletis pomonella, the following stimuli act to retain it and elicit antennal tapping and oviposition probes: unidentified fruit chemical components; characteristic fruit shape, size and color; andR. pomonella oviposition-deterring pheromone. This is the first demonstration of an oviposition-deterring pheromone in a phytophagous insect serving as a kairomone to one of its parasitoids.O. alloeus, a parasitoid of lateinstar larvae ofR. pomonella, was not influenced by the pheromone. Possible use of the pheromone for management ofO. lectus in a multifacetedR. pomonella suppression program is discussed.
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Prokopy, R.J., Webster, R.P. Oviposition-deterring pheromone ofRhagoletis pomonella . J Chem Ecol 4, 481–494 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00989504
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