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The response ofTrichogramma pretiosum Riley to stimuli fromHeliothis zea (Boddie) and fromTrichoplusia ni (Hübner) was examined in the laboratory. Kairomones were responsible, at least in part, for the greater response to naturally depositedH. zea eggs.
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Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae.
In cooperation with the University of Georgia College of Agriculture Experiment Stations, Coastal Plain Station, Tifton, GA 31794. Accepted for publication January 19, 1977.
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Nordlund, D.A., Lewis, W.J., Todd, J.W. et al. Kairomones and their use for management of entomophagous insects. J Chem Ecol 3, 513–518 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00989072
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