1987
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.1987.tb02202.x
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Influence of leaf surfaces on movements by the hymenopterous parasitoid Trichogramma exiguum

Abstract: Walking speeds of female Trichogramma exiguum Pinto & Platner were fastest on maize and soybean (12 cm/min), intermediate on tomato (8 cm/min), and slowest on woolly mullein, Verbascum thapsus (3 cm/min). Similarly, rates of turning along the paths of walking T. exiguum were smallest on maize (median angle = 0° ± 15°), intermediate on soybean and tomato, and greatest on V. thapsus (median angle = 30° ± 15°). Leaf trichome density and morphology influenced walking behavior. Walking was slowed and flight initiat… Show more

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“…The reduced searching success we observed between different foliage surfaces (Experiments 3 & 4) and artificial surfaces (Experiments 1 & 2) suggests that T. minutum responds to the presence of plant leaf chemicals. The kairomones associated with foliage in our study could have potentially resulted in the arrestment of female wasps similar to that observed by Keller (1987) for T. exiguum on maize and pigweed. This orthokinesis is a common component of odour-induced arrestment and is also part of the response of Trichogramma to contract kairomones (Shu & Jones, 1988).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 79%
“…The reduced searching success we observed between different foliage surfaces (Experiments 3 & 4) and artificial surfaces (Experiments 1 & 2) suggests that T. minutum responds to the presence of plant leaf chemicals. The kairomones associated with foliage in our study could have potentially resulted in the arrestment of female wasps similar to that observed by Keller (1987) for T. exiguum on maize and pigweed. This orthokinesis is a common component of odour-induced arrestment and is also part of the response of Trichogramma to contract kairomones (Shu & Jones, 1988).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 79%
“…Predacious thrips have been observed to be impaled by hooked trichomes (Sengonca and Gerlach 1984). Parasitoids are frequently deterred and hurt by the complex pubescence of plant surfaces (Rabb and Bradley 1968;Keller 1987;Andow and Prokrym 1990;Kashyap et al 1991;Jervis and Kidd 1996;Gingras and Boivin 2002). True bug larvae of the family Anthocoridae have been reported to be entangled by hooked and glandular trichomes (Evans 1976;Coll et al 1997).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…In general, trichome defenses (both glandular and nonglandular) may detrimentally affect natural enemies by inhibiting movement (Keller 1987;Krips et al 1999). This difficulty in locomotion can be further compounded by the presence of sticky exudate associated with many types of glandular trichomes (Elsey 1974;Belcher and Thurston 1982;Obrycki and Tauber 1984).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 96%