Franco, J.C., Borges da Silva, E., Fortuna, T., Cortegano, E., Branco, M., Suma, P., La Torre, I., Russo, A., Elyahu, M., Protasov, A., Levi-Zada, A., & Mendel, Z. 2011 Vine mealybug sex pheromone increases citrus mealybug parasitism by Anagyrus sp. near pseudococci (Girault). Biological Control 58: 230–238

Keywords:

  • ant association
  • biological control
  • chemical ecology
  • natural enemies
  • Notes: The present study was aimed at elucidating the role of lavandulyl senecioate (LS), the sex pheromone of Planococcus ficus, in host selection of the parasitoid Anagyrus sp. near pseudococci. The use of LS as an arrestant in host location by the A. sp. near pseudococci female is discussed.