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Glandular hairs on Solatium polyadenium lessen damage by the Colorado beetle
Author(s) -
GIBSON R. W.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1976.tb01682.x
Subject(s) - leptinotarsa , biology , colorado potato beetle , larva , botany , pest analysis , solanum , horticulture
SUMMARY Four‐lobed glandular hairs on the leaves and stems of the potato species Solanum polyadenium provide a form of resistance to larvae of the Colorado beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata. On contact, a sticky material was discharged from these hairs trapping a few larvae and encasing the feet of others. Larvae with encased feet fell from the plants to die.