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A novel method for quantifying insect damage to plant storage organs
Author(s) -
Dray Forrest Allen,
Goldstein Scott L.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
entomologia experimentalis et applicata
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.765
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1570-7458
pISSN - 0013-8703
DOI - 10.1111/eea.12862
Subject(s) - biology , insect , botany
A novel volumetric injection method was developed for measuring damage to air potato tubers, Dioscorea bulbifera (Dioscoreaceae), by neonate Lilioceris egena larvae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). This technique fills a methodological void for ecologists needing to quantify insect damage to above‐ and belowground plant storage organs.
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