Host Preference and Performance of the Yellow Peach Moth (Conogethes punctiferalis) on Chestnut Cultivars.

Suitability of plant tissues as food for insects varies from plant to plant. In lepidopteran insects, fitness is largely dependent on the host-finding ability of the females. Existing studies have suggested that polyphagous lepidopterans preferentially select certain host plant species for ovipositi...

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Main Authors: Yanli Du, Jiaxin Zhang, Zengguang Yan, Yongqiang Ma, Mengmeng Yang, Minzhao Zhang, Zhiyong Zhang, Ling Qin, Qingqin Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4915626?pdf=render