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J Chem Ecol
; 27(11): 2203-17, 2001 Nov.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11817076
RESUMO
Two encyrtid species, Acerophagus coccois and Aenasius vexans, parasitoids of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus herreni use a contact kairomone from the body surface of their host as a host-location stimulant. The kairomone was synthesized and identified as O-caffeoylserine based on a combination of chromatographic methods. The synthetic compound was determined to be active.