Cut to Disarm Plant Defence: A Unique Oviposition Behaviour in <i>Rhynchites foveipennis</i> (Coleoptera: Attelabidae)

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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Main Authors:	Zhi-Ying Zhang, Wei Li, Qi-Chao Huang, Liu Yang, Xiao-Lan Chen, Ru-Di Xiao, Cindy Q. Tang, Shao-Ji Hu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:	Insects
Subjects:	weevils Curculionoidea pear callus tannin flavonoid
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/2/200

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