Female parasitic wasps seek hosts for their offspring often in a dynamic environment.
Foraging egg parasitoids rely on a variety of chemical cues originating from the adult host …

Parasitoids representing some 15 families of Hymenoptera develop in insect eggs; three of
these families, Platygastridae (= Scelionidae), Mymaridae, and Encyrtidae, are associated …

This is the first book focusing on the chemoecology of insect eggs and egg deposition. It
covers a wide range of different issues including herbivorous and carnivorous insects, social …

Invasive alien species can act as 'evolutionary traps' for indigenous parasites and predators
when the alien species is accepted as prey or a host but is unsuitable for consumption or …

In recent years the growing concern about environmental changes and how we are using
the natural resources have triggered a search for natural products as alternatives to …

In contrast to constitutively emitted plant volatiles (PV), herbivore‐induced plant volatiles
(HIPV) are specifically emitted by plants when afflicted with herbivores. HIPV can be …

Insect parasitoids are considered “keystone species” in many ecosystems in terms of
biodiversity, ecological impact and economic importance (Vinson 1985, LaSalle and Gauld …

Interspecific competitive interactions can occur either between adult parasitoids
searching/exploiting hosts (extrinsic competition) or between parasitoid larvae developing …

We tested the hypotheses that host-searching behavior of the egg parasitoids Telenomus
podisi and Trissolcus basalis may be differentially influenced by the different blends of …

The occurrence of a kairomonal response of the parasitoid Anagyrus spec. nov. near
pseudococci (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) to (+)‐(1R, 3R)‐cis‐2, 2‐dimethyl‐3‐isopropenyl …