Sources of chemical signals which enhance multiparasitism preference by a cleptoparasitoid.

J Chem Ecol

Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte (UMR CNRS 6035), Avenue Monge Parc de Grandmont, 37200 Tours, France.

Published: June 2005

The cleptoparasitoid Eupelmus vuilleti recognizes and prefers laying on hosts parasitized by Dinarmus basalis to unparasitized hosts. This recognition is based on the perception of a chemical substance deposited on the surface of the seed. Dufour's gland secretion and cuticular hydrocarbons of D. basalis are attractive and may mediate the host discrimination. This activity is linked to a mixture of linear and methyl alkanes whose source is apparently the Dufour's gland.

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