Affinity of spotted cucumber beetle (Coleoptera; Chrysomelidae) larvae to cucurbitacins

Adults of several species of cucumber beetles compulsively eat bitter triterpene cucurbitacins, but it is unknown if their larvae exhibit the same behavior. The affinity of spotted cucumber beetle larvae to cucurbitacins was tested by performing feeding choice experiments using bitter (Cucurbita and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental entomology 1991-08, Vol.20 (4), p.1173-1175
Hauptverfasser:	Deheer, C.J. (Delaware Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Delaware, Newark, DE), Tallamy, D.W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal, plant and microbial ecology Biological and medical sciences COMPORTEMENT ALIMENTAIRE CUCUMIS SATIVUS CUCURBITA DIABROTICA UNDECIMPUNCTATA FITOSTEROLES Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology HABITOS ALIMENTARIOS LARVAS LARVE PHYTOSTEROL RELACIONES HUESPED PARASITO RELATION HOTE PARASITE
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