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Sexing adults of the strawberry blossom weevil, Anthonomus rubi (Col., Curculionidae)
Author(s) -
Innocenzi P. J.,
Hall D. R.,
Cross J. V.,
Green S. V.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of applied entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.795
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1439-0418
pISSN - 0931-2048
DOI - 10.1046/j.1439-0418.2002.00610.x
Subject(s) - biology , weevil , sexing , curculionidae , anthonomus , fragaria , botany , horticulture , zoology
Of several previously reported methods for sexing the strawberry blossom weevil, the presence of thorns on the intermediary coxae of males is the most convenient and unambiguous. Uniform pitting on the dorsal elytra of females provides the possible selective pressure for male thorn development.