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The role of floral scents in host location by flower-dwelling thrips is investigated by experiment in the field. The scent of anisaldehyde significantly increased the catches of seven species of flower-dwelling thripid, but had no significant effect on three species of cereal thripid and one species of flower-dwelling aeolothripid. The catches of white (without UV) traps were increased by a factor of 3.3 to 8.3 in the presence of the scent.
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Kirk, W.D.J. Effect of some floral scents on host finding by thrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera). J Chem Ecol 11, 35–43 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00987602
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