Effect of the Kairomone on the Parasitization Rates of Apanteles kariyai to Pseudaletia separata

Abstract

An arrestant to keep A. kariyai in the host habitat was synthesized by Wittig reaction followed by hydrogenation from a furan compound. Using this synthetic arrestant, its effect on the parasitization rate of A. kariyai to P. separata was examined in laboratory and green-house conditions. In both conditions, treatment of the host habitat with the arrestant increased the parasitization. © 1988, Pesticide Science Society of Japan. All rights reserved.