Insect pest damage increases faba bean (Vicia faba) yield components but only in the absence of insect pollination
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8686
Abstract: Abstract Identifying and quantifying crop stressors interactions in agroecosystems is necessary to guide sustainable crop management strategies. Over the last 50 years, faba bean cropping area has been declining, partly due to yield instabilities associated… read more here.
Keywords: broad bean; pollination; faba bean; bean beetle ... See more keywords
Pheromone stereochemical specificity in the biology of the bean beetle Acanthoscelides obtectus
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DOI: 10.1111/afe.12685
Abstract: The dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus, is a serious pest of legume crops, particularly Phaseolus vulgaris beans, and its management is challenging due to the beetle's cryptic larval stage. The major male‐produced pheromone of A.… read more here.
Keywords: beetle acanthoscelides; bean beetle; biology; methyl tetradecatrienoate ... See more keywords
Gene redundancy and gene compensation of insulin-like peptides in the oocyte development of bean beetle
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302992
Abstract: Bean beetle (Callosobruchus maculatus) exhibits clear phenotypic plasticity depending on population density; However, the underlying molecular mechanism remains unknown. Compared to low-density individuals, high-density individuals showed a faster terminal oocyte maturity rate. Four insulin-like peptide… read more here.
Keywords: redundancy; insulin like; bean beetle; density ... See more keywords