Research Article

Electrophysiological and Behavioral Responses of Theocolax elegans (Westwood) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) to Cereal Grain Volatiles

Table 1

Behavioral response of Theocolax elegans adults in a Y-tube olfactometer to different sources of wheat grain odors.

Odor sourcesMaleFemale
Treatedχ2P valueTreatedχ2P value

Wheat grains versus control air20 (20)1812.8<0.00120 (20)1916.2<0.001
Wheat grain extract versus control hexane21 (20)167.2 0.00721 (20)1812.8<0.001

Total sample size (: number of individuals that made a choice in parentheses).
Number of individuals (of those that made a choice) that chose the treated arm first.
d.f. = 1 for all χ2 reported.