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Response of Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) to some potential attractants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

G. J. Dean
Affiliation:
Entomology Department, Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 2JQ, UK.
C. Satasook
Affiliation:
Entomology Department, Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 2JQ, UK.

Abstract

In laboratory and field studies in southern England, the responses of adults of Chrysoperla carnea (Steph.) to various test materials were compared. Although the chrysopid, especially females, were especially attracted to hydrolysed and oxidised L- and D-tryptophan, they are unlikely to be attracted to crops by these compounds in Britain in sufficient numbers to control infesting aphids.

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Original Articles
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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