Abstract
Two encyrtid species, Acerophagus coccois and Aenasius vexans, parasitoids of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus herreni use a contact kairomone from the body surface of their host as a host-location stimulant. The kairomone was synthesized and identified as O-caffeoylserine based on a combination of chromatographic methods. The synthetic compound was determined to be active.
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Calatayud, PA., Auger, J., Thibout, E. et al. Identification and Synthesis of a Kairomone Mediating Host Location by Two Parasitoid Species of the Cassava Mealybug Phenacoccus herreni. J Chem Ecol 27, 2203–2217 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012274703197
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