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ArticlePest management science2026

Integration of pheromonal signals and kairomonal cues in host-finding by the parasitoid Chouioia cunea.

Lina Pan, Yipeng Wei, Guangyan Qin, Yiping Hu, Shuxin Yao, Ziyi Pan, Zhiqin Song, Xiaoyu Li, Wenfang Gao, Zeyang Sun and 4 more

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Lina PanTianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5332-2682
Yipeng WeiTianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China.
Guangyan QinTianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China.
Yiping HuTianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China.
Shuxin YaoTianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China.
Ziyi PanTianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China.
Zhiqin SongTianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China.
Xiaoyu LiTianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China.
Wenfang GaoTianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China.
Zeyang SunTianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China.
Cuiqing GaoCo-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China.
Penghua BaiInstitute of Plant Protection, Tianjin academy of agricultural sciences, Tianjin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3684-7453
Gengping ZhuDepartment of Entomology at Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
Min LiTianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3230-7678

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National Natural Science Foundation of China
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Abstract

backgroundInfochemicals mediating intraspecific (pheromones) and interspecific (kairomones) interactions play critical roles in parasitoid host location. Yet how they interact to guide foraging behavior remains poorly understood. This study investigated chemical communication between the parasitoid wasp, Chouioia cunea and its host, the fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea, with a focus on the integration of conspecific signals and host-derived cues.

resultsVolatile collection and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analyses identified 14 and five compounds from wasps and parasitized host pupae, respectively. Chouioia cunea females showed significant attraction to odors from both conspecific females and parasitized host pupae in behavioral assays conducted with a Y-tube olfactometer. Further, wasps showed electroantennographic responses to 18 of the 19 identified compounds, as well as attraction to their synthetic blend. However, female wasps showed strong oviposition preference for unparasitized over parasitized pupae.

conclusionThese results demonstrate that C. cunea integrates conspecific pheromones and host-derived kairomones to guide host location, but uses additional cues for oviposition, to avoid superparasitism. These findings provide new insight into parasitoid chemical ecology and serve as a basis for developing improved attractants for biological control. © 2026 Society of Chemical Industry.

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Host-Parasite InteractionsMothsPheromonesWaspsAnimalsCuesFemaleOvipositionPupaPheromonesbiological controlChouioia cuneaconspecific cuesforaging behaviorHyphantria cuneasemiochemicals

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