Mohammed, K., Agarwal, M., Du, X.B., Newman, J., & Ren, Y.L. 2019 Behavioural responses of the parasitoid Aphytis melinus to volatiles organic compounds (VOCs) from Aonidiella aurantii on its host fruit Tahitian lime fruit Citrus latifolia. Biological Control 133: 103–109
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Notes: Compared to the control without fruit, female A. melinus showed significantly greater attraction to healthy and A. aurantii-infested lime fruit, while there were no significant differences in the attraction of the parasitoid between healthy fruit or fruit infested with the second and third instar of A. aurantii. Results from this study suggest that A. melinus parasitoids mainly rely on olfactory cues in host habitat location and that D-limonene and β-ocimene are the major attractants in infested fruit volatiles
