Crude aqueous-extract (
kairomone) from Aphis fabae Scop.
[beta]-Citronellol has been used as a pesticide-active
kairomone ingredient on food crops and ornamental plants to attract mites (2).
Colleterial glands of Sesamia nonagrioides as a source of the host-recognition
kairomone for the egg parasitoid Telenomus busseolae.
A
kairomone is an infochemical released by an animal that can be detected by another animal.
Ethyl propionate: synergistic
kairomone for African palm weevil, Rhynchophorus phoenicis L.
Secondly, egg parasitoids containing egg cards should be tied in the field at least one day prior to adult emergence so that the adults emerging on the following day will get accustomed to the cropping ecosystem and more likely to stay in the field due to the effect of
kairomone than the ones released in the form of adult.
It seemed they had found a
kairomone, a chemical that works like a pheromone, except that it communicates between members of different species instead of members of the same species.
Laboratory and field assessment of some
kairomone blends for host-seeking Aedes aegypti.
acclimate allelochemical allomone annual biennial bolt companion planting cool-season crop frost-free period frost-sensitive frost-tender frost-tolerant harden-off heat-hardy
kairomone olericulture perennial pheromone semi-hardy very hardy