Citrus Mealybug Performance and Plant Strata Preference on Different Coffee Varieties

The optimal defense theory stipulates that a plant prioritizes the defense of young tissue against herbivory, which may affect the spatial distribution of the attacking insect and its impact on plant performance. In this study, we evaluated the feeding and oviposition site preferences of the citrus...

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Published in:	Neotropical entomology Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 46 - 52
Main Authors:	Rodrigues-Silva, Nilson, Silva, Gerson Adriano, Gontijo, Pablo Costa, Galdino, Tarcísio Vinsintin da Silva, Ribeiro, Arthur Vieira, Picanço, Marcelo Coutinho
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Springer US 01-02-2021
Subjects:	Agriculture Behavior and Bionomics Biomedical and Life Sciences Ecology Entomology Life Sciences coffee plant spatial distribution preference and canopy strata Planococcus citri
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