Coccinellids and aphids interact in a wide range of agricultural and forest habitats and the
value of coccinellid predation for aphid suppression in these systems varies from a minor …

Aphids are important agricultural and forest pests that exhibit complex behaviors elicited by
pheromonal signals. The aphid alarm pheromone–of which (E)-β-farnesene is the key (or …

Summary (E)-β-farnesene (EBF) is an important chemical cue mediating interactions
between plants, aphids, and natural enemies. This chemical has two origins, being secreted …

Food relationships of Coccinellidae have always been actively studied, largely because of
the economic impact of most coccinellid species. Unfortunately the prey-predator …

Induced volatiles provide a signal to foraging predatory insects about the location of their
prey. In Iowa, early in the growing season of soybean, Glycine max, many predacious seven …

Herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) are potent attractants for entomophagous
arthropods and researchers have long speculated that HIPVs can be used to lure natural …

Elucidating the chemical ecology of natural enemies, herbivores and host plants is important
in the development of effective and successful integrated pest management (IPM) strategies …

Fifteen synthetic herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) were field-tested for attractivity to
beneficial insects in two experiments conducted in an open field and a hop yard in …

Synthetic methyl salicylate (MeSA), a herbivore-induced plant volatile (HIPV), was
demonstrated to be an attractant for the green lacewing, Chrysopa nigricornis, in two field …

Evidence for field attraction by beneficial insects to synthetic herbivore-induced plant
volatiles (HIPVs) is presented. Three synthetic HIPVs (methyl salicylate,(Z)-3-hexenyl …