Convergence of chemical mimicry in a guild of aphid predators

Abstract.  1. A variety of insects prey on honeydew‐producing Homoptera and many do so even in the presence of ants that tend, and endeavour to protect, these trophobionts from natural enemies. Few studies have explored the semiochemical mechanisms by which these predators circumvent attack by otherwise aggressive ants.

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