Salivary α-Amylase of Stem Borer Hosts Determines Host Recognition and Acceptance for Oviposition by Cotesia spp. (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)

Foraging insect parasitoids use specific chemical cues to discriminate between host and non-host species. Several compounds have been identified in “host location and acceptance.” However, nothing is known about the molecular variations in these compounds that could account for host-range difference...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Main Authors:	Gladys B. Bichang'a, Jean-Luc Da Lage, Kevin Sambai, Simon Mule, Bruno Le Ru, Laure Kaiser, Gerald Juma, Esther N. Maina, Paul-André Calatayud
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
Subjects:	parasitic wasp Cotesia flavipes Cotesia sesamiae Cotesia typhae protein perception host specificity
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2018.00228/full