A six-arm olfactometer for analysing olfactory responses of Goniozus legneri Gordh (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae), the larval ectoparasitoid of carob moth


Submitted: 15 April 2014
Accepted: 4 September 2014
Published: 21 December 2014
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  • M. Aleosfoor Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
  • F. Ehteshami Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
  • L. Fekrat Department of Plant Protection, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
The behavioural responses of Goniozus legneri were investigated in a six-arm olfactometer. Among the different odours examined, carob moth (Ectomyelois ceratoniae Zeller) frass elicited the highest olfactory responses, while Ephestisa larvae, which were less suitable hosts, elicited the lowest response. The different preferences to various odours suggest that Goniozus legneri can discriminate among suitable and less suitable insect hosts.

Aleosfoor, M., Ehteshami, F., & Fekrat, L. (2014). A six-arm olfactometer for analysing olfactory responses of Goniozus legneri Gordh (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae), the larval ectoparasitoid of carob moth. Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research, 46(3), 119–122. https://doi.org/10.4081/jear.2014.3787

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