Cuticular Hydrocarbons as Putative Sex Pheromones and Mating Peculiarity of Cuckoo Wasps Chrysis Angustula, Chrysis fulgida and Chrysis Iris (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae).

Cuckoo wasps, also known as jewel or gold wasps (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae), are kleptoparasites and parasitoids that impose their offspring on the breeding efforts of other wasp species. Chrysidids oviposit in the nests of predatory wasps, and the hatched larva kills the host's larva and consumes the resources collected by the host. When a cuckoo wasp is detected by the host wasp, the host may abandon the nest or take other measures to prevent the development of the kleptoparasite.

Response of Parasitic Wasp Cotesia glomerata L. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to Cabbage Plants of Two Varieties: Olfactory Spectra of Males and Females.

The parasitoid Cotesia glomerata L. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) oviposits in larvae of the large cabbage white butterfly (Pieris brassicae L.).

Electroantennographic and Behavioural Responses of European Cherry Fruit Fly, , to the Volatile Organic Compounds from Sour Cherry, , Fruit.

European cherry fruit fly, (Diptera: Tephritidae), is the most important pest of sweet and sour cherry fruit. This fly is difficult to control by insecticide application since most of the conventional insecticides used have been banned in Europe. Traps are used for both the pest's mass trapping and the detection of the beginning of the flight period.

Volatiles Produced by Yeasts Related to and Fruits and Their Potentials to Modulate the Behaviour of the Pest Fruit Flies.

Yeast produced semiochemicals are increasingly used in pest management programs, however, little is known on which yeasts populate cherry fruits and no information is available on the volatiles that modify the behaviour of cherry pests including flies. Eighty-two compounds were extracted from the headspaces of eleven yeast species associated with sweet and sour cherry fruits by solid phase micro extraction. Esters and alcohols were the most abundant volatiles released by yeasts.

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Fungal Microbiota of Sea Buckthorn Berries at Two Ripening Stages and Volatile Profiling of Potential Biocontrol Yeasts.

Sea buckthorn, ., has considerable potential for landscape reclamation, food, medicinal, and cosmetics industries. In this study, we analyzed fungal microorganism populations associated with carposphere of sea buckthorn harvested in Lithuania.

Male-Produced (-)-δ-Heptalactone, Pheromone of Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae), a Sea Buckthorn Berries Pest.

The plantation area of sea buckthorn ( L.) is expanding in many European countries due to increasing demand for berries, thus creating suitable conditions for the rapid expansion of the fruit fly , a pest of economic importance. To decrease insecticide use, effective means for pest population monitoring are required, including the use of pheromones.

berry related yeast volatiles modify behaviour of flies.

Olfactory cues have a large impact on insect behaviour and fitness consequently showing potential in pest management. Yeast released volatiles are used by insects as olfactory cues for finding feeding and oviposition sites. The yeast strain SB-16-15 was isolated from spontaneous fermentation of berries and identified as .

Natal origin affects host preference and larval performance relationships in a tritrophic system.

Many insects face the challenge to select oviposition sites in heterogeneous environments where biotic and abiotic factors can change over time. One way to deal with this complexity is to use sensory experiences made during developmental stages to locate similar habitats or hosts in which larval development can be maximized. While various studies have investigated oviposition preference and larval performance relationships in insects, they have largely overlooked that sensory experiences made during the larval stage can affect such relationships.