Volatile fragrances associated with flowers mediate host plant alternation of a polyphagous mirid bug

Apolygus lucorum (Hemiptera: Miridae) is an important insect pest of cotton and fruit trees in China. The adults prefer host plants at the flowering stage and their populations track flowering plants both spatially and temporally. In this study, we examine whether flower preference of its adults is...

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Main Authors: Pan, Hongsheng, Lu, Yanhui, Xiu, Chunli, Geng, Huihui, Cai, Xiaoming, Sun, Xiaoling, Zhang, Yongjun, Williams, Livy, Wyckhuys, Kris A.G.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68726

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