Herbivore-induced carnivore attractants enhance the residence time of carnivores on a host food plant

Abstract

A cocktail of four volatile compounds (n-heptanal, sabinene, α-pinene and (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate) attracted Cotesia vestalis, a parasitic wasp of diamondback moth larvae. The wasps spent longer time on plants with the cocktail than on control plants. © 2011 Taylor & Francis.