Damage Caused by Seed-Feeding Insects in Senna corymbosa: A New Host Plant for the Subfamily Bruchinae

Abstract In the larval stage, bruchines can cause several damages to the seeds of their host plants due to the consumption of the embryo. The aim of this study was to identify the species of seed-feeding insects in Senna corymbosa (Fabaceae) and quantify the damage caused to seeds. For this purpose,...

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Main Authors: Marciane Danniela Fleck, Ervandil Corrêa Costa, Jardel Boscardin, Jéssica Maus da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro 2020-08-01
Series:Floresta e Ambiente
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-80872021000100305&tlng=en