Cut to Disarm Plant Defence: A Unique Oviposition Behaviour in <i>Rhynchites foveipennis</i> (Coleoptera: Attelabidae)
Female weevils of the family Attelabidae (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) possess a unique behaviour of partially cutting the branches connecting egg-bearing organs of their host plants during oviposition. However, the consequence of such behaviour remains unclear. Using <i>Rhynchites foveipennis&...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-02-01
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| Series: | Insects |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/2/200 |