Identification and synthesis of a kairomone mediating host location by two parasitoid species of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus herreni.
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.
Calatayud
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IRD (formerly ORSTOM)/CIAT, Cassava Entomology, Cali, Colombia. P.CALATAYUD@CGIAR.ORG
Auger
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J
Thibout
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Rousset
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S
Caicedo
A M
AM
Calatayud
S
S
Buschmann
H
H
Guillaud
J
J
Mandon
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N
Bellotti
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D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D002109:Caffeic Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D006927:Hymenoptera / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000469:parasitology; D007313:Insecta / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000469:parasitology; D009068:Movement; D010675:Pheromones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D012694:Serine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D012903:Smell
D002109:Caffeic Acids; C451417:O-caffeoylserine; D010675:Pheromones; D012694:Serine