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Atratividade e consumo foliar por adultos de Diabrotica speciosa (Germ.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) em diferentes genótipos de abóbora
(2001-12-01)
Some chrysomelids attack the squash from germination to harvest, destroying leaves and causing characteristical damage. Aiming to select squash genotypes less preferred by Diabrotica speciosa (Germar), assays with seedlings ...
Feeding alters the preferred body temperature of Cururu toads, Rhinella diptycha (Anura, Bufonidae)
(Elsevier B.V., 2020-11-01)
Ectothermic organisms depend primarily on external heat sources and behavioural adjustments to regulate body temperature. Under controlled conditions, in a thermal gradient, body temperature often clusters around a more ...
Diet Composition and Feeding Strategy of the New World Silverside Odontesthes argentinensis in a Temperate Coastal Area (South America)
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2018-02)
The diet composition and feeding strategy of the New World silverside Odontesthes argentinensis were evaluated in a temperate coastal area during austral summer. This species is an economically significant resource for the ...
Assessing antixenosis of soybean entries against Piezodorus guildinii (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
(Springer, 2014-08-01)
Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is a major soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) pest and reduces grain quality and yield worldwide. In the context of integrated pest management strategies, plant ...
Vector within-host feeding preference mediates transmission of a heterogeneously distributed pathogen
(WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2010)
2. We documented the within-host distribution of two vector species that differ in transmission efficiency, the leafhoppers Draeculacephala minerva and Graphocephala atropunctata, and which are free to move throughout ...
Feeding preference of Nezara viridula (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and attractiveness of soybean genotypes
(Inst Investigaciones Agropecuarias, 2013-10-01)
Nezara viridula (L.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is a cosmopolitan insect that causes economic damages to several cultures, in particular soybeans (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) Among the techniques that involve Integrated Pest ...
Female beetles facilitate leaf feeding for males on toxic plants
(Ecological Entomology, 2018)