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Attraction and repulsion of the aphid,Cavariella aegopodii, by Plant Odors
R F Chapman1, E A Bernays, S J Simpson
1Centre for Overseas Pest Research, College House, Wrights Lane, W8 5SJ, London.
Journal of Chemical Ecology
|January 15, 2014
Abstract:
Cavariella aegopodii is induced to land on traps by the monoterpene carvone, and the relevance of this to host-finding by the aphid is discussed. Catches are reduced by linalool. The interaction of plant chemicals in natural communities is discussed, and the possibility of using repellent chemicals for crop protection is suggested.
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