| Author | Fatouros, N.E. et al |
| Year | 2005 |
| Title | Oviposition-induced plant cues: do they arrest Trichogramma wasps during host location? |
| Type | Paper |
| Source | Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata Vol. 115, No. 1: 207-215. |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Suggests (but doesn’t quite demonstrate) that the surface chemistry of Brussels Sprout leaves changes in response to eggs laid by the Large White butterfly and that this changed chemistry holds the attention of females of the egg parasite, Trichogramma brassicae. [An alternative interpretation might be that it is the eggs themselves that are attractive.] |
| Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Trichogramma brassicae | a chalcid wasp | Animalia: Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae | |
| Current | Pieris brassicae | Large White Butterfly | Animalia: Lepidoptera: Pieridae | |
| Current | Brassica oleracea var gemmifera | Brussels-sprout | Plantae: Brassicales: Brassicaceae |
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