The Canadian Entomologist · 1971 · 65 citations · 5 references
Life SciencesEntomologyZoologyInsect BehaviorInsect EcologyParasitologyHost-nematode InteractionsHost-parasite AssociationsHost-parasite InteractionsHost Behavioral ResponsesHost-parasite Association PatternsHost-seeking In ParasitoidsParasite-host Recognition
Abstract Females of Nemeritis canescens (Grav.) were conditioned to associate the odour of geraniol with the presence of hosts. Females conditioned for 10 days retained the conditioned response for 6 days. Associative learning in N . canescens , an oligophagous parasite, is less strong than in Itoplectis conquisitor (Say), a polyphagous parasite. This finding may reveal a general difference between oligophagous and polyphagous parasites.
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