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A chemical cue (kairomone) of the host, larvae ofDrosophila, was found to influence patch-time allocation of the parasiteLeptopilina heterotoma. This kairomone is soluble in water and chloroform. The kairomone was purified using thin-layer chromatography. The concentration of the kairomone increases with an increasing number of hosts. The parasites may use presence and concentration of the kairomone as cues to determine patch-time allocation.
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Dicke, M., van Lenteren, J.C., Boskamp, G.J.F. et al. Intensification and prolongation of host searching inLeptopilina heterotoma (Thomson) (Hymenoptera: Eucoilidae) through a kairomone produced byDrosophila melanogaster . J Chem Ecol 11, 125–136 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00987611
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