title: Tomatine and parasitic wasps: potential incompatibility of plant antibiosis with biological control.
abstract: alpha-Tomatine, an alkaloid in tomato plants, is toxic to an endoparasite of a major lepidopterous pest of tomatoes. The parasite acquires the alkaloid from its host after the host ingests the alkaloid. This form of interaction creates a potential dilemma to controlling herbivorous pests through chemical antibiosis in plants.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Duffey