Preference of Diamondback Moth Larvae for Novel and Original Host Plant after Host Range Expansion

Utilization of a novel plant host by herbivorous insects requires coordination of numerous physiological and behavioral adaptations in both larvae and adults. The recent host range expansion of the crucifer-specialist diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), to the...

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Main Authors: Kathrin Henniges-Janssen, David G. Heckel, Astrid T. Groot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-10-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/5/4/793

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