Meaning of kairomone | Babel Free

Definitions

Any substance produced by an individual of one species (often an insect) that benefits the recipient which is of a different species but is harmful to the producer.

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Examples

“Among these substances, we propose⟳ to designate two major functional groupings by the terms allomone and kairomone, chosen as intentional parallels to the term pheromone.”

“Host⟳‐finding by the parasitic wasp Orgilus lepidus, a braconid parasite, is mediated by two kairomones present⟳ in the frass of the host⟳ insect, the potato tuberworm.”

“Mutillids apparently use⟳ odour signals (kairomones) while actively running in suitable locations for finding such hosts, and must spend⟳ much time searching, with little prospect of finding numerous hosts.”

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