The push-pull intercrop Desmodium does not repel, but intercepts and kills pest

Raw data on volatile emission of greenhouse grown and field grown Desmodium intortum and Zea mays and supplementary information on chemical identification including synthetic standards used.Results of choice bioassays conducted with Spdoptera frugiperda larvae and ovipositing females. Survival data on S. frugiperda larvae feeding on maize or Desmodium intortum.