
%0 Journal Article
%A Madden, JL 
%T Oviposition Behaviour of the Woodwasp, Sirex Noctilio F.
%J Australian Journal of Zoology
%D 1974/09/01
%V 22
%N 3
%P 341-351
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO9740341
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/ZO9740341 
%X The basic biology of the female woodwasp and factors affecting oviposition behaviour are described. The rate of egg deposition 1s related to the physiological condition of the host tree; it is demonstrated that the wasp's ability to assess its host tree is directly related to the osmotic quality of the phloem sap. 
