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Ferreira and colleagues demonstrate that the ladybirds I Tenuisvalvae notata i and I Cryptolaemus montrouzieri i leave chemical footprints while foraging, composed of species- and sex-specific saturated and non-saturated linear hydrocarbons. Footprints of the lady beetles Cryptolaemus montrouzieri and Tenuisvalvae notata affect their foraging behavior and predation rate - J. O. Ferreira, C. S. A. Silva Torres, E. B. S. Carmo, G. Santos Silva, R. A. Laumann, M. Borges & M. C. Blassioli Moraes (https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.13290). This is an exciting discovery and provides a new perspective on the role of chemical communication in ladybird foraging behaviour that may find application in biocontrol programmes. [Extracted from the article] |
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