Wednesday, 20 November 2002
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This presentation is part of : Display Presentations, Section F. Crop Protection Entomology

Behavioral responses of male and female wheat stem sawflies, Cephus cinctus Norton (Hymenoptera: Cephidae), to wheat volatiles

Dariusz Piesik1, Justin B. Runyon2, David K. Weaver2, and Wendell L. Morrill2. (1) University of Technology, Department of Applied Entomology, 20 Kordeckiego Street, Bydgoszcz, Poland, (2) Montana State University, Department of Entomology, 333 Leon Johnson Hall, Bozeman, MT

Volatile compounds were collected from wheat plants. Some predominant chemicals were identified by GC/MS. Dose responses for the attraction and repellency of male and female sawflies to these chemicals were determined.

Species 1: Hymenoptera Cephidae Cephus cinctus (wheat stem sawfly)
Keywords: wheat, volatiles

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